.Our lawmakers leader Jairam Ramesh alleged that closed down 199 area agro-meteoreological units. (Documents Photo) 2 minutes read Last Upgraded: Aug 03 2024|1:04 PM IST.The Congress on Saturday declared that 199 district agro-meteoreological devices, which supplied planters at the block-level free-of-cost climate advising services, were shut down as the NITI Aayog "misrepresented" their job to validate the selection.Our lawmakers standard secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared a media report on X which claimed that the farm weather advising workplaces were shut in March this year as the NITI Aayog "misstated" their part and looked for privatisation." The India Meteorological Team stopped 199 district agro-meteoreological devices (DAMUs). These agromet systems offered all planters at the block-level free-of-cost weather advising solutions, as well as essential details pertaining to sowing, use fertilisers, gathering and saving plants," he mentioned.Experts suggest that while the finances expense for these devices yearly was actually around Rs 45 crore, the advantage was around Rs 15,000 crore, Ramesh explained.The shutdown was opposed through Union Pastor Nitin Gadkari, and also by many vital stakeholders, including the Gujarat-based Association of Agrometeorologists, he declared." RTI records now disclose that it was actually the NITI Aayog that advised that district agromet companies be actually privatised and monetised. Actually, the Aayog misstated their duty to justify this selection, saying that the agromet units be turned off because data was now automated," he said." This is actually not true - agromet workers customised central forecasts for regional usage as well as modified information for various other advisories, such as those pertaining to using fertilisers," Ramesh mentioned in his post on X." The Aayog's deception as well as its own lack of tenacity in resisting the Federal government when faced with the Federal government's inadequate decision-making is illuminative of its own task over the last a decade as a plain drumbeater as well as supporter for the non-biological PM," Ramesh pointed out, banging the public plan think-tank.1st Released: Aug 03 2024|1:01 PM IST.