| "Reliance Infocomm was gearing up to launch the service at Sabarimala and necessary approvals had been taken," Somasekhar Ganapathy, RIM business head for Tamil Nadu and Kerala circle, said. |
| Asked if the rollout would be during the current pilgrimage season, he said it would be done soon. |
| Mahesh Thampi, RIM business head for Kerala, said efforts were on to use satellite technology as the hilly terrain of Sabarimala was difficult. |
| Efforts are also on to connect some other pilgrimage centres of the state, he said. Lakhs of pilgrims visit the shrine from all over the country and abroad every year. |
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