.Congress leader Jairam Ramesh affirmed that turned off 199 area agro-meteoreological devices. (Report Photo) 2 minutes reviewed Last Upgraded: Aug 03 2024|1:04 PM IST.The Our lawmakers on Saturday declared that 199 district agro-meteoreological units, which provided farmers at the block-level free-of-cost climate advising services, were closed down as the NITI Aayog "misstated" their duty to warrant the choice.Congress general assistant in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh discussed a media record on X which claimed that the farm climate advising offices were shut in March this year as the NITI Aayog "overstated" their part as well as found privatisation." The India Meteorological Team shut down 199 area agro-meteoreological systems (DAMUs). These agromet devices offered all farmers at the block-level free-of-cost weather advising companies, and also crucial information pertaining to sowing, use fertilizers, harvesting as well as storing crops," he claimed.Specialists advise that while the finances expense for these devices every year was actually around Rs forty five crore, the benefit was actually around Rs 15,000 crore, Ramesh pointed out.The closure was resisted by Alliance Pastor Nitin Gadkari, and through several vital stakeholders, consisting of the Gujarat-based Organization of Agrometeorologists, he claimed." RTI documents currently uncover that it was actually the NITI Aayog that recommended that district agromet services be privatised as well as monetised. In fact, the Aayog overstated their job to warrant this choice, asserting that the agromet devices be closed down due to the fact that records was currently automated," he pointed out." This is actually incorrect - agromet workers tailor-maked central forecasts for local area use and also tailored information for other advisories, such as those related to making use of fertilisers," Ramesh mentioned in his post on X." The Aayog's deceptiveness as well as its own absence of courage in taking on the Government when faced with the Federal government's inadequate decision-making is illuminative of its part over the last ten years as a simple drumbeater and also cheerleader for the non-biological PM," Ramesh said, pounding everyone policy think-tank.Initial Released: Aug 03 2024|1:01 PM IST.