With an aim to address water-agriculture related issues and to support this vision, IIT- Ropar is setting up Sectorial Application Hub to bring solutions for stubble management, water quality improvement, mapping of hazardous substances in water/soil and their treatment, deployment of IoT based Cyber-Physical System (CPS) technologies in farming fields. The objective of the hub will be to carry out translational research and work with Line Departments to develop prototypes, products, and implementations and create a platform for technologies and applications in agriculture and water sectors. The institution is already developing a computer model of groundwater system of Sutlej – Beas Doab.