{"id":9240,"date":"2026-01-09T20:02:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=9240"},"modified":"2026-01-09T20:02:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:02:37","slug":"indus-water-treaty-greatly-harmed-jk-cm-omar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/09\/indus-water-treaty-greatly-harmed-jk-cm-omar\/","title":{"rendered":"Indus Water Treaty greatly harmed J&K: CM Omar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcomes its suspension, says NC govt has already proposed 2 projects<\/strong><\/p>\n

Says utilising Chenab river water for Jammu would end water scarcity for next 30 years<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reiterates Art 370 abrogation didn\u2019t end terrorism, unemployment<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018If they want to ruin Jammu, they are free\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amritsar, Jan 09: Welcoming the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the agreement had caused long-term harm to the region and limited its rightful use of water resources.<\/p>\n

Addressing a press conference here, CM Omar, according to the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said he had opposed the IWT from the very beginning. \u201cThe Indus Water Treaty has greatly harmed us. It is good that it has been suspended. Now measures must be taken so that we are able to use that water for ourselves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Pertinently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government suspended the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan in April 2025 after the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 persons, mostly tourists dead.<\/p>\n

The Chief Minister said the J&K government has already proposed two major projects to the Centre to utilise river waters effectively. One of them is the Tulbul Navigation Barrage, also known as the Jhelum Navigation Barrage. \u201cWith this project, the water level in Wular Lake will increase, which in turn will improve water flow in the Jhelum. This will enhance electricity generation and also make the river navigable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added that utilising Chenab river water for Jammu would end water scarcity in the region for the next 30 years. \u201cSuspension of the IWT will also allow us to desilt our rivers, which was not possible earlier,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Omar Abdullah said Jammu and Kashmir had paid a heavy price under the treaty, while Punjab received rights over rivers flowing through its territory. \u201cWe faced the brunt of dams constructed in Punjab. Several areas in J&K were submerged, yet we never complained and maintained cordial relations with Punjab,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On the political changes after the abrogation of Article 370, the Chief Minister said while change had taken place, the claims made earlier had not been fulfilled. \u201cWe were told that removing Article 370 would end terrorism, unemployment and violence. All these claims proved to be a hoax,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Referring to the security situation, Omar Abdullah said last year began with the Pahalgam tourist attack and ended with blasts in Delhi. \u201cThis clearly shows the difference between what was promised and what is actually happening,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said the government made sincere efforts to revive tourism after the Pahalgam attack but ensured that the tragedy was not measured in financial terms. \u201cPrecious human lives were lost. Tourism figures should not be exaggerated, as it can turn tourists into targets,\u201d he added, while noting that recent snowfall has improved tourist footfall.<\/p>\n

RENAMING MGNREGA WRONG MOVE<\/p>\n

Criticising the Centre, Omar Abdullah said renaming MGNREGA was wrong as Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s name was removed, and accused the Centre of shifting the financial burden of the scheme onto states.<\/p>\n

On the Chattisinghpora killings of Sikhs, he said the CBI probe had identified the perpetrators, some of whom have died, while efforts are ongoing to bring the remaining accused to justice.<\/p>\n

IF THEY WANT TO RUIN JAMMU, THEY ARE FREE TO GIVE IT STATEHOOD STATUS<\/p>\n

Asked about speculations that Jammu may be granted separate statehood, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that Ladakh had already been \u201cruined\u201d after being given Union Territory status and warned against repeating the same experiment. \u201cIf they want to ruin Jammu, they are free to do so,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He remarked that even the establishment of a single medical college was not tolerated. \u201cIf this is the approach, what will they do with Jammu?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

CM Omar said Jammu\u2019s economy had largely depended on the Darbar Move and it too was also done away with but the regime led by him restored it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn other parts of the country, people struggle to get medical colleges, but here sweets are distributed as if something extraordinary has been achieved,\u201d he said, adding that if the intention is to create a separate state, \u201cthey should go ahead and ruin it completely.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also acknowledged the drug problem in J&K, saying it exists and the government is fighting it firmly. \u201cWe share borders with the neighbouring country and every possible effort is being put to ensure that drugs don\u2019t enter J&K. The government is also working hard to end drug abuse in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked about minorities being targeted in Bangladesh, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that it is the responsibility of every nation to protect its minorities. \u201cWhile lessons are being offered to Bangladesh, the same principles must be implemented at home as well. Here, if minorities get admission in a medical college, the college itself is shut down,\u201d he said. (KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcomes its suspension, says NC govt has already proposed 2 projects Says utilising Chenab river water for Jammu would end water scarcity for next 30 years Reiterates Art 370 abrogation didn\u2019t end terrorism, unemployment \u2018If they want to ruin Jammu, they are free\u2019 Amritsar, Jan 09: Welcoming the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news","category-kt-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9240"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9242,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9240\/revisions\/9242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}