Jammu, Feb. 11 -- CM Omar Abdullah said his government has been mulling plans to utilise suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) to its advantage and complete two major water projects in Jammu region.

After several BJP legislators, including Sham Lal Sharma, raised the issue during question hour in the legislative assembly, the CM said that short term remedies in the form of reviving defunct tubewells and other water sources were not going to meet Jammu's water requirements in the future.

He endorsed BJP MLA Sham Lal Sharma's vies and stated that the planning must be done in view of the next 30 to 50 years, when traditional water sources were no longer sufficient.

He informed the House that work will soon begin on two water project...