.Our lawmakers innovator Jairam Ramesh affirmed that stopped 199 district agro-meteoreological systems. (Data Photograph) 2 minutes read Last Improved: Aug 03 2024|1:04 PM IST.The Our lawmakers on Sunday affirmed that 199 area agro-meteoreological units, which delivered planters at the block-level free-of-cost weather condition consultatory solutions, were actually shut down as the NITI Aayog "misstated" their function to validate the decision.Congress standard assistant in-charge interactions Jairam Ramesh discussed a media record on X which asserted that the farm climate advising offices were closed in March this year as the NITI Aayog "overstated" their task and sought privatisation." The India Meteorological Team turned off 199 district agro-meteoreological systems (DAMUs). These agromet devices supplied all farmers at the block-level free-of-cost climate consultatory services, and also vital info pertaining to sowing, use of fertilizers, collecting and holding plants," he stated.Experts suggest that while the finances outlay for these units every year was actually around Rs forty five crore, the advantage was around Rs 15,000 crore, Ramesh mentioned.The shutdown was actually opposed by Alliance Priest Nitin Gadkari, and through several essential stakeholders, featuring the Gujarat-based Association of Agrometeorologists, he declared." RTI documents now disclose that it was the NITI Aayog that recommended that area agromet services be actually privatised and monetised. As a matter of fact, the Aayog misstated their duty to justify this selection, suggesting that the agromet units be actually turned off considering that data was currently automated," he said." This is not true - agromet team personalized main projections for neighborhood make use of and also modified data for various other advisories, like those related to making use of fertilisers," Ramesh claimed in his blog post on X." The Aayog's deception and also its shortage of nerve in taking on the Government when confronted with the Government's bad decision-making is illuminative of its own job over the last a decade as a plain drumbeater and cheerleader for the non-biological PM," Ramesh pointed out, knocking the public policy think-tank.Very First Published: Aug 03 2024|1:01 PM IST.