.Congress forerunner Jairam Ramesh alleged that stopped 199 district agro-meteoreological systems. (File Picture) 2 min reviewed Final Updated: Aug 03 2024|1:04 PM IST.The Our lawmakers on Sunday affirmed that 199 district agro-meteoreological systems, which supplied planters at the block-level free-of-cost climate advising solutions, were actually shut down as the NITI Aayog "misstated" their job to justify the decision.Congress standard assistant in-charge interactions Jairam Ramesh shared a media document on X which declared that the farm climate consultatory workplaces were actually shut in March this year as the NITI Aayog "misrepresented" their role as well as looked for privatisation." The India Meteorological Team shut down 199 district agro-meteoreological devices (DAMUs). These agromet systems offered all farmers at the block-level free-of-cost weather condition advisory services, and critical relevant information related to sowing, use of fertilizers, collecting and also saving plants," he said.Pros recommend that while the budget plan investment for these units annually was actually around Rs forty five crore, the advantage was around Rs 15,000 crore, Ramesh explained.The cessation was opposed by Alliance Minister Nitin Gadkari, as well as through many vital stakeholders, featuring the Gujarat-based Affiliation of Agrometeorologists, he stated." RTI documentations right now reveal that it was the NITI Aayog that proposed that district agromet services be privatised and also monetised. As a matter of fact, the Aayog overstated their duty to validate this decision, arguing that the agromet systems be turned off due to the fact that information was actually currently automated," he stated." This is false - agromet workers personalized central projections for neighborhood make use of and also customized data for other advisories, such as those related to the use of fertilizers," Ramesh said in his blog post on X." The Aayog's deceptiveness and also its own lack of nerve in standing up to the Federal government when faced with the Government's poor decision-making is actually illuminative of its own task over the last ten years as a simple drumbeater as well as supporter for the non-biological PM," Ramesh stated, banging everyone plan think-tank.First Posted: Aug 03 2024|1:01 PM IST.