Entertainment » OtherPosted at: Mar 16 2017 4:17PM Farmers not interested in drip irrigation due to Centre's apathyPatna, Mar 16 (UNI) The Bihar government today asserted that farmers had shown a lukewarm response to the installation of drip irrigation system in the state due to allocation of inadequate funds by the Centre. Replying to a starred question of BJP member Nand Kishore Yadav in the state Assembly, Agriculture Minister Ram Vichar Rai said the Centre had fixed the allocation of Rs one lakh for installation of drip irrigation system for irrigating one hectare of land against the requirement of Rs 1.83 lakh for the purpose. Please log in to get detailed story.Tags: #Farmers not interested in drip irrigation due to Centre's apathy