The rain is uncertain. Precipitation of rain is not throughout the year, it occures only 4 months from June to September while District such as Hamirpur, 64% of cultivated land is dependent on monsoons.
Only 30% of the agriculture area is comes under the irrigated land.
In Hamirpur there is 508 Government Tube wells and 1013 Private Tube wells . 13265 hectare of land irrigated through the govt tube wells while private tube wells provide irrigation for 9660 hectare of land. There are 3097 ponds in the district in which 927 are in Madaha, 498 are in Rath and 682 are in Sarila.
Since the 1990s tube wells have emerged as a major source of irrigation in Hamirpur. Tanks, ponds and wells, were the main resources for irrigation in during British rule, when dams and canals were built.
A surface irrigation system of around 6800 km of canals, built during British rule, accounts for most of irrigation in the Jalaun, Banda and Hamirpur plains, covering over 300,000 hectares.
However, due to poor maintenance, the canal system built during British rule is out of use.
In 1910, a dam was built across the Dhasan at Lachura, from it irrigates the Hamirpur plain.
Some Dames and canals in Hamirpur which used for irrigation purpose.
1-Dhasan Canal-This canal is origins from the Lahchura dam and Rath is irrigated by it.
2-Arjun Dam Canal-This canal is rises from Arjun Dam and is a good source for the irrigation in Maudaha and Hamirpur.
3-Swami Dayanad Dam-This dam is located at the Gohand block of Hamirpur District over the barma river.
4-Kabrai Dam Canal-this canal is passed out through the dam of Chandrawal river near Kabrai (Mahoba).
Four other pump canals are used for irrigation
Patyora pump canal
Bilauta pump Canal
Chhani pump
The first major project taken up after Independence was the multipurpose Matatila Dam across the Betwa, 23 km from Lalitpur town. With a length of 6.30 km, height of 33.53 meters and lake area of 20.720 sq km, it is meant to generate power, provide drinking water to many district including Hamirpur.
Source: State-wise abstract of information from village schedule in Minor Irrigation Census 2000-2001.
