.Congress forerunner Jairam Ramesh alleged that shut down 199 district agro-meteoreological units. (Report Picture) 2 min read through Final Updated: Aug 03 2024|1:04 PM IST.The Congress on Sunday affirmed that 199 district agro-meteoreological devices, which provided farmers at the block-level free-of-cost weather consultatory services, were actually stopped as the NITI Aayog "misstated" their task to validate the choice.Our lawmakers general assistant in-charge interactions Jairam Ramesh discussed a media record on X which professed that the farm weather condition advising workplaces were actually closed in March this year as the NITI Aayog "misrepresented" their role as well as looked for privatisation." The India Meteorological Department turned off 199 district agro-meteoreological devices (DAMUs). These agromet devices gave all farmers at the block-level free-of-cost weather condition advisory companies, and also vital information related to sowing, use of fertilisers, harvesting as well as holding plants," he mentioned.Experts advise that while the spending plan outlay for these systems yearly was around Rs 45 crore, the perk was around Rs 15,000 crore, Ramesh revealed.The shutdown was opposed by Alliance Priest Nitin Gadkari, as well as by a number of key stakeholders, including the Gujarat-based Association of Agrometeorologists, he asserted." RTI papers now reveal that it was the NITI Aayog that suggested that district agromet solutions be privatised and also monetised. Actually, the Aayog overstated their duty to validate this decision, suggesting that the agromet systems be actually shut down considering that information was actually now automated," he claimed." This is actually incorrect - agromet workers personalized core forecasts for local area use and also customized records for other advisories, including those related to using fertilizers," Ramesh stated in his message on X." The Aayog's deception and its lack of guts in standing up to the Authorities when dealt with the Government's bad decision-making is actually illustrative of its duty over the final ten years as a plain drumbeater as well as supporter for the non-biological PM," Ramesh claimed, knocking the general public plan think-tank.First Posted: Aug 03 2024|1:01 PM IST.