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Quit ₹11 Lakh Job, Now Earns ₹28.5 Lakh Selling Water
A water purification business in a small town generates ₹28.5 lakh yearly profit for a former Bengaluru corporate employee, sparking debate on the value of essential-service ventures.
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A viral post on X described a Bengaluru corporate employee who left an ₹11 lakh-a-year job to run a water purification business in his hometown. The post, shared by user Ankit Pandey, said the entrepreneur now supplies drinking water to about 300 homes and shops, delivering 300 cans daily at ₹30 each.
Pandey estimated daily revenue at ₹9,000, bringing monthly earnings to roughly ₹2.7 lakh. With the plant on self-owned land, monthly expenses run about ₹15,000 for purification and electricity, plus ₹20,000 for transport. After those costs, monthly profit lands near ₹2.35 lakh, or about ₹28.5 lakh a year–more than double the previous salary.