 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi praised the Chennai water project and Sai Baba's involvement.Other completed water projects include the Medak District Project benefiting 450,000 people in 179 villages and the Mahbubnagar District Project benefitting 350,000 people in 141 villages.In January 2007, the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust said it would start a drinking water project in Latur, Maharashtra.