.Our lawmakers leader Jairam Ramesh alleged that stopped 199 district agro-meteoreological systems. (Report Photo) 2 minutes read through Final Upgraded: Aug 03 2024|1:04 PM IST.The Our lawmakers on Saturday declared that 199 area agro-meteoreological systems, which provided planters at the block-level free-of-cost weather condition advisory services, were shut down as the NITI Aayog "misrepresented" their duty to justify the choice.Our lawmakers standard assistant in-charge interactions Jairam Ramesh shared a media record on X which claimed that the ranch climate advising workplaces were closed in March this year as the NITI Aayog "overstated" their job and looked for privatisation." The India Meteorological Department stopped 199 area agro-meteoreological devices (DAMUs). These agromet systems delivered all planters at the block-level free-of-cost weather advisory solutions, and critical details related to sowing, use of fertilizers, harvesting and holding plants," he mentioned.Pros advise that while the spending plan outlay for these systems every year was around Rs forty five crore, the benefit was around Rs 15,000 crore, Ramesh pointed out.The cessation was resisted by Association Priest Nitin Gadkari, and through many essential stakeholders, featuring the Gujarat-based Organization of Agrometeorologists, he professed." RTI documentations now expose that it was actually the NITI Aayog that recommended that area agromet services be actually privatised and also monetised. Actually, the Aayog overstated their job to validate this choice, asserting that the agromet systems be shut down considering that data was actually right now automated," he pointed out." This is not true - agromet staff personalized core foresights for local area use and also tailored records for various other advisories, including those pertaining to making use of fertilisers," Ramesh claimed in his article on X." The Aayog's deception and also its own absence of guts in taking on the Authorities when faced with the Authorities's bad decision-making is actually illuminative of its part over the final a decade as a plain drumbeater and also supporter for the non-biological PM," Ramesh pointed out, slamming the general public plan think-tank.First Posted: Aug 03 2024|1:01 PM IST.