India, Nov. 2 -- Lieutenant Governor (LG) TS Sandhu said on Sunday that achieving a clean Ganga is possible only with a clean Yamuna, noting that the Yamuna basin accounts for about 40% of the Ganga basin.

Sandhu made these observations while addressing students of a Delhi school during their annual day function, which was themed "Ganga - Ek Aviral Dhara."

"Ganga may seem far away, but is closer than they think. The Yamuna, whose basin makes up about 40% of the Ganga basin, meets her at the Sangam in Prayagraj. Yet the Yamuna's 22-kM stretch in Delhi, less than 2% of its length, accounts for about 76% of its pollution. An Aviral and Nirmal Ganga is therefore possible only with an Aviral and Nirmal Yamuna," LG Sandhu said in a statement....