.Congress innovator Jairam Ramesh declared that turned off 199 district agro-meteoreological units. (Report Photo) 2 min checked out Last Improved: Aug 03 2024|1:04 PM IST.The Congress on Sunday declared that 199 district agro-meteoreological devices, which gave farmers at the block-level free-of-cost weather advising companies, were shut down as the NITI Aayog "misrepresented" their function to justify the choice.Congress overall secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh discussed a media document on X which claimed that the farm climate advisory offices were actually shut in March this year as the NITI Aayog "overstated" their function and also found privatisation." The India Meteorological Division turned off 199 district agro-meteoreological devices (DAMUs). These agromet devices supplied all planters at the block-level free-of-cost climate advising services, and critical relevant information related to sowing, use fertilizers, collecting as well as storing plants," he mentioned.Pros advise that while the budget plan expense for these units every year was around Rs forty five crore, the advantage was actually around Rs 15,000 crore, Ramesh mentioned.The closure was opposed by Alliance Preacher Nitin Gadkari, and by numerous key stakeholders, featuring the Gujarat-based Organization of Agrometeorologists, he asserted." RTI documents currently show that it was the NITI Aayog that proposed that district agromet companies be actually privatised and also monetised. In reality, the Aayog misrepresented their function to validate this choice, saying that the agromet devices be actually stopped given that data was actually now automated," he mentioned." This is untrue - agromet personnel tailor-maked central projections for local area usage and tailored information for various other advisories, such as those pertaining to making use of fertilizers," Ramesh said in his message on X." The Aayog's deception as well as its own lack of tenacity in standing up to the Authorities when faced with the Government's bad decision-making is actually illustratory of its own job over the final 10 years as a mere drumbeater and also supporter for the non-biological PM," Ramesh pointed out, banging everyone policy think-tank.First Posted: Aug 03 2024|1:01 PM IST.