The Community Led Action Plan (CLAP) project for Climate Resilient Water Security in the tea gardens of North Bengal proposes to develop a collaborative platform for local government, tea estate management, local NGOs and communities (particularly women from indigenous and migrant communities) in 4 tea estates of Darjeeling and Kurseong. The aim is to work together to enhance the quality and quantity of water resources and improve water security in the region. The project will train and build capacity of a cadre of barefoot hydrogeologists from the local communities to institutionalise community led and managed water security plans, that can act as a role model for the region. The specific objectives of the project include:

• To mobilise and build capacity of local indigenous community and migrant tea estate workers as barefoot hydrogeologists.
• To improve overall water availability and equitable access to water.
• To create an institutional platform for overall management and robust monitoring .