.Our lawmakers innovator Jairam Ramesh affirmed that stopped 199 district agro-meteoreological devices. (Documents Photograph) 2 min reviewed Final Upgraded: Aug 03 2024|1:04 PM IST.The Congress on Sunday declared that 199 area agro-meteoreological devices, which supplied planters at the block-level free-of-cost climate advising solutions, were actually closed down as the NITI Aayog "overstated" their task to validate the decision.Congress basic secretary in-charge interactions Jairam Ramesh discussed a media record on X which claimed that the farm weather advising workplaces were actually shut in March this year as the NITI Aayog "overstated" their job as well as looked for privatisation." The India Meteorological Department turned off 199 area agro-meteoreological units (DAMUs). These agromet devices provided all planters at the block-level free-of-cost climate advisory solutions, and also critical info pertaining to sowing, use of fertilizers, harvesting as well as saving plants," he mentioned.Professionals advise that while the budget plan outlay for these devices annually was around Rs forty five crore, the benefit was actually around Rs 15,000 crore, Ramesh revealed.The cessation was opposed by Association Pastor Nitin Gadkari, and by several essential stakeholders, including the Gujarat-based Organization of Agrometeorologists, he stated." RTI documents currently show that it was actually the NITI Aayog that advised that area agromet services be actually privatised and monetised. Actually, the Aayog misstated their part to justify this selection, asserting that the agromet units be shut down considering that records was actually right now automated," he mentioned." This is not true - agromet staff tailor-maked central forecasts for neighborhood use and also tailored data for various other advisories, such as those pertaining to using fertilisers," Ramesh stated in his post on X." The Aayog's deception and its own absence of guts in standing up to the Authorities when faced with the Federal government's unsatisfactory decision-making is illustrative of its own task over the last 10 years as a simple drumbeater as well as cheerleader for the non-biological PM," Ramesh claimed, pounding the general public plan think-tank.First Released: Aug 03 2024|1:01 PM IST.