Dr D R Bhumbla Regional Research Station, Ballowal Saunkhri (Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar) is a constituent unit of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab). It is located in the Shivaliks foothills of Punjab, (latitude 31^o 6’ 5”N and longitude 76 ^o 27’ 26” E) at height of 355m amsl. The degradation of the Shivalik ecosystem remained a matter of concern even before independence and thereafter. The State of Punjab paid special attention to the faster rehabilitation of this region because of its ecological significance. A pilot project named Kandi Watershed Area Development Project (KWADP) was initiated by the state Government with the World Bank assistance for integrated development of this region in April 1980. The Punjab Agricultural University was involved to provide research support to the project. A research station was established in 1982 at village BallowalSaunkhri near Balachaur in the heart of Kandi area. Soon after that, the research set up was strengthened and research station was upgraded to a Zonal Research Station for Kandi Area under National Agricultural Research Project currently known as Dr. D R Bhumbla Regional Research Station, Ballowal Saunkhri.