diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 60603908..c53e5231 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ ifndef ignore-not-found
   ignore-not-found = false
 endif
 
+.PHONY: gardener-secret-deploy
+gardener-secret-deploy:
+	$(KUBECTL) create secret generic gardener-credentials --from-file kubeconfig=$(GARDENER_KUBECONFIG_PATH) -n kcp-system
+
 .PHONY: install
 install: manifests kustomize ## Install CRDs into the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
 	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | $(KUBECTL) apply -f -
@@ -139,7 +143,7 @@ CONTROLLER_GEN ?= $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen
 ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
 
 ## Tool Versions
-KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.0.1
+KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v4.5.5
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.12.0
 
 .PHONY: kustomize
@@ -149,7 +153,7 @@ $(KUSTOMIZE): $(LOCALBIN)
 		echo "$(LOCALBIN)/kustomize version is not expected $(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION). Removing it before installing."; \
 		rm -rf $(LOCALBIN)/kustomize; \
 	fi
-	test -s $(LOCALBIN)/kustomize || GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) GO111MODULE=on go install sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v5@$(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION)
+	test -s $(LOCALBIN)/kustomize || GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) GO111MODULE=on go install sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v4@$(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION)
 
 .PHONY: controller-gen
 controller-gen: $(CONTROLLER_GEN) ## Download controller-gen locally if necessary. If wrong version is installed, it will be overwritten.
diff --git a/PROJECT b/PROJECT
index 2077e88e..7a439738 100644
--- a/PROJECT
+++ b/PROJECT
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ repo: github.com/kyma-project/infrastructure-manager
 resources:
 - api:
     crdVersion: v1
-    namespaced: false
+    namespaced: true
   controller: true
   domain: kyma-project.io
   group: infrastructuremanager
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6007a241..bd52147a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ make docker-build
 ```bash
 make deploy
 ```
+7. Create a Secret with the Gardener credentials
+
+```bash
+export GARDENER_KUBECONFIG_PATH=<kubeconfig file for Gardener project> 
+make gardener-secret-deploy
+```
 
 ## Usage
 TODO:
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 34436b97..ff30184c 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -50,11 +50,15 @@ func main() {
 	var metricsAddr string
 	var enableLeaderElection bool
 	var probeAddr string
+	var gardenerKubeconfigPath string
+
 	flag.StringVar(&metricsAddr, "metrics-bind-address", ":8080", "The address the metric endpoint binds to.")
 	flag.StringVar(&probeAddr, "health-probe-bind-address", ":8081", "The address the probe endpoint binds to.")
 	flag.BoolVar(&enableLeaderElection, "leader-elect", false,
 		"Enable leader election for controller manager. "+
 			"Enabling this will ensure there is only one active controller manager.")
+	flag.StringVar(&gardenerKubeconfigPath, "gardener-kubeconfig-path", "/gardener/kubeconfig/kubeconfig", "Kubeconfig file for Gardener cluster")
+
 	opts := zap.Options{
 		Development: true,
 	}
@@ -97,15 +101,21 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	//+kubebuilder:scaffold:builder
 
-	if err := mgr.AddHealthzCheck("healthz", healthz.Ping); err != nil {
+	if err = mgr.AddHealthzCheck("healthz", healthz.Ping); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to set up health check")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	if err := mgr.AddReadyzCheck("readyz", healthz.Ping); err != nil {
+	if err = mgr.AddReadyzCheck("readyz", healthz.Ping); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to set up ready check")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	_, err = gardener.NewClientFromFile(gardenerKubeconfigPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		setupLog.Error(err, "failed to load Gardener kubeconfig")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
 	setupLog.Info("starting manager")
 	if err := mgr.Start(ctrl.SetupSignalHandler()); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "problem running manager")
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/clusterinventory.kyma-project.io_clusterinventories.yaml b/config/crd/bases/clusterinventory.kyma-project.io_clusterinventories.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/clusterinventory.kyma-project.io_clusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/clusterinventory.kyma-project.io_clusters.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/infrastructuremanager.kyma-project.io_clusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/infrastructuremanager.kyma-project.io_clusters.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 77af01f4..00000000
--- a/config/crd/bases/infrastructuremanager.kyma-project.io_clusters.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
----
-apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
-kind: CustomResourceDefinition
-metadata:
-  annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.12.0
-  name: clusters.infrastructuremanager.kyma-project.io
-spec:
-  group: infrastructuremanager.kyma-project.io
-  names:
-    kind: Cluster
-    listKind: ClusterList
-    plural: clusters
-    singular: cluster
-  scope: Namespaced
-  versions:
-  - name: v1
-    schema:
-      openAPIV3Schema:
-        description: Cluster is the Schema for the clusters API
-        properties:
-          apiVersion:
-            description: 'APIVersion defines the versioned schema of this representation
-              of an object. Servers should convert recognized schemas to the latest
-              internal value, and may reject unrecognized values. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#resources'
-            type: string
-          kind:
-            description: 'Kind is a string value representing the REST resource this
-              object represents. Servers may infer this from the endpoint the client
-              submits requests to. Cannot be updated. In CamelCase. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#types-kinds'
-            type: string
-          metadata:
-            type: object
-          spec:
-            description: ClusterSpec defines the desired state of Cluster
-            properties:
-              foo:
-                description: Foo is an example field of Cluster. Edit cluster_types.go
-                  to remove/update
-                type: string
-            type: object
-          status:
-            description: ClusterStatus defines the observed state of Cluster
-            type: object
-        type: object
-    served: true
-    storage: true
-    subresources:
-      status: {}
diff --git a/config/default/kustomization.yaml b/config/default/kustomization.yaml
index 58eb8de3..57173f51 100644
--- a/config/default/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/default/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Adds namespace to all resources.
-namespace: infrastructure-manager-system
+namespace: kcp-system
 
 # Value of this field is prepended to the
 # names of all resources, e.g. a deployment named
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ patchesStrategicMerge:
 # If you want your controller-manager to expose the /metrics
 # endpoint w/o any authn/z, please comment the following line.
 - manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
+- manager_gardener_secret_patch.yaml
 
 
 
diff --git a/config/default/manager_gardener_secret_patch.yaml b/config/default/manager_gardener_secret_patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72713b5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/default/manager_gardener_secret_patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: controller-manager
+  namespace: system
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      volumes:
+        - name: gardener-kubeconfig
+          secret:
+            secretName: gardener-credentials
+            items:
+            - key: kubeconfig
+              path: kubeconfig
+      containers:
+        - name: manager
+          command:
+            - /manager
+          args:
+            - --gardener-kubeconfig-path=/gardener/credentials/kubeconfig
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: gardener-kubeconfig
+              mountPath: /gardener/credentials
diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index c5c7711b..78ec8c8b 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ rules:
 - apiGroups:
   - infrastructuremanager.kyma-project.io
   resources:
-  - clusters
+  - gardenerclusters
   verbs:
   - create
   - delete
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ rules:
 - apiGroups:
   - infrastructuremanager.kyma-project.io
   resources:
-  - clusters/finalizers
+  - gardenerclusters/finalizers
   verbs:
   - update
 - apiGroups:
   - infrastructuremanager.kyma-project.io
   resources:
-  - clusters/status
+  - gardenerclusters/status
   verbs:
   - get
   - patch
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 028e751a..f48cbecb 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 module github.com/kyma-project/infrastructure-manager
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require (
+	github.com/gardener/gardener v1.79.1
+	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.4
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.9.5
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.27.7
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1
-	go.uber.org/zap v1.24.0
-	k8s.io/api v0.27.2
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.27.2
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.27.2
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.15.0
+	k8s.io/api v0.27.5
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.27.5
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.27.5
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.15.2
 )
 
 require (
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.9.0 // indirect
+	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.10.1 // indirect
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.4 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/zapr v1.2.4 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.19.6 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/jsonreference v0.20.1 // indirect
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20210720184732-4bb14d4b1be1 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.6 // indirect
+	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.12 // indirect
 	github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
 	github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7 // indirect
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0 // indirect
-	go.uber.org/atomic v1.7.0 // indirect
-	go.uber.org/multierr v1.6.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/atomic v1.9.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/multierr v1.7.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/zap v1.24.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.10.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.5.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.8.0 // indirect
@@ -65,8 +66,8 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.27.2 // indirect
-	k8s.io/component-base v0.27.2 // indirect
+	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.27.5 // indirect
+	k8s.io/component-base v0.27.5 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.90.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230501164219-8b0f38b5fd1f // indirect
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230209194617-a36077c30491 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7291cff2..adbad083 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -16,15 +16,18 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSs
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/docopt/docopt-go v0.0.0-20180111231733-ee0de3bc6815/go.mod h1:WwZ+bS3ebgob9U8Nd0kOddGdZWjyMGR8Wziv+TBNwSE=
-github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.9.0 h1:XwGDlfxEnQZzuopoqxwSEllNcCOM9DhhFyhFIIGKwxE=
-github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.9.0/go.mod h1:6n3XBCmQQb25CM2LCACGz8ukIrRry+4bhvbpWn3mrbc=
+github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.10.1 h1:rc42Y5YTp7Am7CS630D7JmhRjq4UlEUuEKfrDac4bSQ=
+github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.10.1/go.mod h1:6n3XBCmQQb25CM2LCACGz8ukIrRry+4bhvbpWn3mrbc=
 github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.1-0.20191026205805-5f8ba28d4473/go.mod h1:YTl/9mNaCwkRvm6d1a2C3ymFceY/DCBVvsKhRF0iEA4=
 github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v0.1.0/go.mod h1:iSmxcyjqTsJpI2R4NaDN7+kN2VEUnK/pcBlmesArF7c=
 github.com/evanphx/json-patch v4.12.0+incompatible h1:4onqiflcdA9EOZ4RxV643DvftH5pOlLGNtQ5lPWQu84=
+github.com/evanphx/json-patch v4.12.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:50XU6AFN0ol/bzJsmQLiYLvXMP4fmwYFNcr97nuDLSk=
 github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.6.0 h1:b91NhWfaz02IuVxO9faSllyAtNXHMPkC5J8sJCLunww=
 github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.6.0/go.mod h1:G79N1coSVB93tBe7j6PhzjmR3/2VvlbKOFpnXhI9Bw4=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0 h1:n+5WquG0fcWoWp6xPWfHdbskMCQaFnG6PfBrh1Ky4HY=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0/go.mod h1:sl3t1tCWJFWoRz9R8WJCbQihKKwmorjAbSClcnxKAGw=
+github.com/gardener/gardener v1.79.1 h1:+V5rYaguV+Bap8ilPU2CSSi9nDoRuSsqttuS1sxnu1E=
+github.com/gardener/gardener v1.79.1/go.mod h1:lS1fCk8DxH+Lz3Ur26C49/gYu3R/WeJ+JLaIPBsNvls=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.0/go.mod h1:jdQByPbusPIv2/zmleS9BjJVeZ6kBagPoEUsqbVz/1A=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.4 h1:g01GSCwiDw2xSZfjJ2/T9M+S6pFdcNtFYsp+Y43HYDQ=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.4/go.mod h1:jdQByPbusPIv2/zmleS9BjJVeZ6kBagPoEUsqbVz/1A=
@@ -74,8 +77,8 @@ github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20210720184732-4bb14d4b1be1/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLe
 github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 h1:t6JiXgmwXMjEs8VusXIJk2BXHsn+wx8BZdTaoZ5fu7I=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20200824232613-28f6c0f3b639/go.mod h1:aSSvb/t6k1mPoxDqO4vJh6VOCGPwU4O0C2/Eqndh1Sc=
-github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.6 h1:xTNEAn+kxVO7dTZGu0CegyqKZmoWFI0rF8UxjlB2d28=
-github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.6/go.mod h1:2EnlNZ0deacrJVfApfmtdGgDfMuh/nq6Ok1EcJh5FfA=
+github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.12 h1:b6R2BslTbIEToALKP7LxUvijTsNI9TAe80pLWN2g/HU=
+github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.12/go.mod h1:jmQim1M+e3UYxmgPu/WyfjB3N3VflVyUjjjwH0dnCYA=
 github.com/jessevdk/go-flags v1.4.0/go.mod h1:4FA24M0QyGHXBuZZK/XkWh8h0e1EYbRYJSGM75WSRxI=
 github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 h1:vlS4z54oSdjm0bgjRigI+G1HpF+tI+9rE5LLzOg8HmY=
 github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0/go.mod h1:5DoeVV0s6jJacbCEi61lwdGj/aVlrQvzHFFd8Hwg//Y=
@@ -87,6 +90,7 @@ github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0/go.mod h1:dAy3ld7l9f0ibDNOQOHHMYYIIbhfbHSm3C4ZsoJORN
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.0/go.mod h1:ipq/a2n7PKx3OHsz4KJII5eveXtPO4qwEXGdVfWzfnI=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.1/go.mod h1:ipq/a2n7PKx3OHsz4KJII5eveXtPO4qwEXGdVfWzfnI=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 h1:flRD4NNwYAUpkphVc1HcthR4KEIFJ65n8Mw5qdRn3LE=
+github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1/go.mod h1:hoEshYVHaxMs3cyo3Yncou5ZscifuDolrwPKZanG3xk=
 github.com/kr/pty v1.1.1/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
@@ -120,7 +124,8 @@ github.com/prometheus/common v0.42.0 h1:EKsfXEYo4JpWMHH5cg+KOUWeuJSov1Id8zGR8eeI
 github.com/prometheus/common v0.42.0/go.mod h1:xBwqVerjNdUDjgODMpudtOMwlOwf2SaTr1yjz4b7Zbc=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.9.0 h1:wzCHvIvM5SxWqYvwgVL7yJY8Lz3PKn49KQtpgMYJfhI=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.9.0/go.mod h1:+pB4zwohETzFnmlpe6yd2lSc+0/46IYZRB/chUwxUZY=
-github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.10.0 h1:TMyTOH3F/DB16zRVcYyreMH6GnZZrwQVAoYjRBZyWFQ=
+github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.11.0 h1:cWPaGQEPrBb5/AsnsZesgZZ9yb1OQ+GOISoDNXVBh4M=
+github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.11.0/go.mod h1:ddIwULY96R17DhadqLgMfk9H9tvdUzkipdSkR5nkCZA=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 h1:iy+VFUOCP1a+8yFto/drg2CJ5u0yRoB7fZw3DKv/JXA=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
 github.com/stoewer/go-strcase v1.2.0/go.mod h1:IBiWB2sKIp3wVVQ3Y035++gc+knqhUQag1KpM8ahLw8=
@@ -139,12 +144,15 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.27/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.2.1/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.5/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1Zlc8k=
-go.uber.org/atomic v1.7.0 h1:ADUqmZGgLDDfbSL9ZmPxKTybcoEYHgpYfELNoN+7hsw=
 go.uber.org/atomic v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fEN4uk6kAWBTFdckzkM89CLk9XfWZrxpCo0nPH17wJc=
+go.uber.org/atomic v1.9.0 h1:ECmE8Bn/WFTYwEW/bpKD3M8VtR/zQVbavAoalC1PYyE=
+go.uber.org/atomic v1.9.0/go.mod h1:fEN4uk6kAWBTFdckzkM89CLk9XfWZrxpCo0nPH17wJc=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.1.11/go.mod h1:cwTWslyiVhfpKIDGSZEM2HlOvcqm+tG4zioyIeLoqMQ=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.2.1 h1:NBol2c7O1ZokfZ0LEU9K6Whx/KnwvepVetCUhtKja4A=
-go.uber.org/multierr v1.6.0 h1:y6IPFStTAIT5Ytl7/XYmHvzXQ7S3g/IeZW9hyZ5thw4=
+go.uber.org/goleak v1.2.1/go.mod h1:qlT2yGI9QafXHhZZLxlSuNsMw3FFLxBr+tBRlmO1xH4=
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+go.uber.org/multierr v1.7.0 h1:zaiO/rmgFjbmCXdSYJWQcdvOCsthmdaHfr3Gm2Kx4Ec=
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diff --git a/internal/controller/gardener_cluster_controller.go b/internal/controller/gardener_cluster_controller.go
index eb7bfcd2..1d107632 100644
--- a/internal/controller/gardener_cluster_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/gardener_cluster_controller.go
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ type KubeconfigProvider interface {
 	Fetch(shootName string) (string, error)
 }
 
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=infrastructuremanager.kyma-project.io,resources=clusters,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=infrastructuremanager.kyma-project.io,resources=clusters/status,verbs=get;update;patch
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=infrastructuremanager.kyma-project.io,resources=clusters/finalizers,verbs=update
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=infrastructuremanager.kyma-project.io,resources=gardenerclusters,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=infrastructuremanager.kyma-project.io,resources=gardenerclusters/status,verbs=get;update;patch
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=infrastructuremanager.kyma-project.io,resources=gardenerclusters/finalizers,verbs=update
 
 // Reconcile is part of the main kubernetes reconciliation loop which aims to
 // move the current state of the cluster closer to the desired state.
diff --git a/internal/gardener/client.go b/internal/gardener/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..379fc0ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/gardener/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package gardener
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	gardener_apis "github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/client/core/clientset/versioned/typed/core/v1beta1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
+)
+
+func NewClientFromFile(kubeconfigFilePath string) (*gardener_apis.CoreV1beta1Client, error) {
+	rawKubeconfig, err := os.ReadFile(kubeconfigFilePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read Gardener Kubeconfig from path %s: %s", kubeconfigFilePath, err.Error())
+	}
+
+	restConfig, err := clientcmd.RESTConfigFromKubeConfig(rawKubeconfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	clientset, err := gardener_apis.NewForConfig(restConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return clientset, nil
+}