13 tanks declared abandoned are puddles of stagnant water where garbage is dumped daily
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/water-bodies-not-borewells-are-madurai%E2%80%99s-last-hope
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/poorvaja-s
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madurai-t
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-recharge
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-encroachments
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ngo
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-conservation