Reliance Jio on Saturday said it has launched its True 5G services in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.

With this, the telecom company has extended its True 5G network to 226 cities in the country.

Haridwar is the second city in the state after Dehradun to get Jio True 5G services, a Reliance Jio press release said.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said, "It is a matter of great pleasure that the 5G services by Jio network, which started from Dehradun in Uttarakhand, has been extended to Haridwar".

With the beginning of this service, not only the people of Haridwar but also the pilgrims visiting the holy city from the country and abroad, including the pilgrims coming on Char Dham yatra in the near future will benefit, he said.

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