Gorkhaland Territorial Administration ( GTA) is assisting the project.
It may be mentioned that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has taken the initiative to carry out all-round development in the hills.
The Panchayat and Rural Development department has identified 600 jhoras that will be regenerated.
The Jhoras are the prime source of rinking water in the hills.
There are four main reasons for the crisis of drinking water in Darjeeling and its neighbourhood.
Four NGOs, Acquadam, Aghryan, Prasari and Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation have joined hands with the Panchayat and Rural Development department for successful implementation of the scheme.
Work is on to restore 36 springs and plans have been taken to restore 300 more.
The Dhara Sevaks have been given Eco projectors and they are going to the villages to create awareness among the locals.
Now, the villagers have come forward to help in the restoration of the Jhoras.
The Dhara Sevaks are watching the discharge rate of water from the Jhoras and are keeping the statistics.Senior officials of the Panchayat and Rural Development department held meetings with the managers of the tea gardens in Kolkata and Siliguri for restoration of the Jhoras that are situated inside the tea gardens.