Jammu, April 3 -- Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that he will remind his Punjab counterpart to fulfil the commitments made with the Jammu and Kashmir Government regarding the Shahpur Kandi dam project, adding that the 1979 agreement between the governments of J&K and Punjab was a sovereign commitment that must be honoured in letter and spirit.

The CM was responding to a supplementary question raised by Basohli MLA, Darshan Kumar, during question hour in the House regarding compensation, employment for locals, and J&K's 20% share of electricity from the Ranjit Sagar Dam project.

He informed the House that as per the 1979 agreement, J&K is entitled to 20% of the total power generated at Thein Dam and Shahpur Kandi Barrage a...