diff --git a/jobsdb/disk_manager.go b/jobsdb/disk_manager.go
index 54163f8034..0a30bb4286 100644
--- a/jobsdb/disk_manager.go
+++ b/jobsdb/disk_manager.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-go-kit/config"
 	"github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-go-kit/logger"
 	"github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-server/utils/misc"
 	"github.com/segmentio/ksuid"
@@ -19,16 +20,66 @@ type diskManager struct {
 	fileReaderMap map[string]fileReaderChan
 	maxReadSem    chan struct{}
 	maxWriteSem   chan struct{}
+	closeTime     time.Duration
 	log           logger.Logger
 }
 
-func NewDiskManager() *diskManager {
-	return &diskManager{
+func NewDiskManager(conf *config.Config) *diskManager {
+	d := &diskManager{
 		fileReaderMu:  &sync.Mutex{},
 		fileReaderMap: make(map[string]fileReaderChan),
-		maxReadSem:    make(chan struct{}, 50),
-		maxWriteSem:   make(chan struct{}, 50),
+		maxReadSem:    make(chan struct{}, config.GetInt("maxReadSem", 50)),
+		maxWriteSem:   make(chan struct{}, config.GetInt("maxWriteSem", 50)),
+		closeTime:     config.GetDuration("closeTime", 5, time.Second),
 	}
+	go d.readRoutine()
+	return d
+}
+
+func (d *diskManager) readRoutine() {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(10 * d.closeTime)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			d.fileReaderMu.Lock()
+			newMap := make(map[string]fileReaderChan)
+			for fileName, fileReadChan := range d.fileReaderMap {
+				if fileReadChan.closed.Load() {
+					close(fileReadChan.readerChan)
+					delete(d.fileReaderMap, fileName)
+					continue
+				}
+				newMap[fileName] = fileReadChan
+			}
+			d.fileReaderMap = newMap
+			d.fileReaderMu.Unlock()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (d *diskManager) Read(fileName string, length, offset int) ([]byte, error) {
+	d.fileReaderMu.Lock()
+	if _, ok := fileReaderMap[fileName]; !ok {
+		fileReadChan := fileReaderChan{readerChan: make(chan readRequest), closed: &atomic.Bool{}}
+		fileReaderMap[fileName] = fileReadChan
+		go readFromFile(fileName, fileReadChan, d.closeTime)
+	} else {
+		if fileReaderMap[fileName].closed.Load() {
+			fileReaderMap[fileName].closed.Store(false)
+			go readFromFile(fileName, fileReaderMap[fileName], d.closeTime)
+		}
+	}
+	readRequestChan := fileReaderMap[fileName].readerChan
+	d.fileReaderMu.Unlock()
+	responseChan := make(chan payloadOrError)
+	defer close(responseChan)
+	readRequestChan <- readRequest{offset: offset, length: length, response: responseChan}
+	response := <-responseChan
+	if response.err != nil {
+		return nil, response.err
+	}
+	return response.payload, nil
 }
 
 func (d *diskManager) WriteToFile(jobs []*JobT) (string, error) {
@@ -177,12 +228,12 @@ func ConcurrentReadFromFile(fileName string, offset, length int) ([]byte, error)
 	if _, ok := fileReaderMap[fileName]; !ok {
 		fileReadChan := fileReaderChan{readerChan: make(chan readRequest), closed: &atomic.Bool{}}
 		fileReaderMap[fileName] = fileReadChan
-		go readFromFile(fileName, fileReadChan)
+		go readFromFile(fileName, fileReadChan, 5*time.Second)
 	} else {
 		if fileReaderMap[fileName].closed.Load() {
 			fileReadChan := fileReaderChan{readerChan: make(chan readRequest), closed: &atomic.Bool{}}
 			fileReaderMap[fileName] = fileReadChan
-			go readFromFile(fileName, fileReadChan)
+			go readFromFile(fileName, fileReadChan, 5*time.Second)
 		}
 	}
 	readRequestChan := fileReaderMap[fileName].readerChan
@@ -197,8 +248,9 @@ func ConcurrentReadFromFile(fileName string, offset, length int) ([]byte, error)
 	return response.payload, nil
 }
 
-func readFromFile(fileName string, fileReadChan fileReaderChan) {
-	closeTimer := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
+func readFromFile(fileName string, fileReadChan fileReaderChan, closeTime time.Duration) {
+	defer fileReadChan.closed.Store(true)
+	closeTimer := time.NewTicker(closeTime)
 	defer closeTimer.Stop()
 	file, err := os.Open(fileName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -215,7 +267,7 @@ func readFromFile(fileName string, fileReadChan fileReaderChan) {
 				return
 			}
 			request.response <- payloadOrError{payload: payload, err: err}
-			closeTimer.Reset(5 * time.Second)
+			closeTimer.Reset(closeTime)
 		case <-closeTimer.C:
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/jobsdb/disk_reader_worker.go b/jobsdb/disk_reader_worker.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf1387873f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobsdb/disk_reader_worker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package jobsdb
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func newDiskReadWorker(partition string, readChan chan readRequest) *worker {
+	w := &worker{
+		partition: partition,
+		readChan:  readChan,
+	}
+	w.lifecycle.ctx, w.lifecycle.cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	w.start()
+	return w
+
+}
+
+type worker struct {
+	partition string
+	file      *os.File
+
+	lifecycle struct {
+		ctx    context.Context
+		cancel context.CancelFunc
+		wg     sync.WaitGroup
+	}
+
+	readChan chan readRequest
+}
+
+func (w *worker) start() {
+	fileName := w.partition
+	file, err := os.Open(fileName)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("open file - %s: %w", fileName, err))
+	}
+	w.file = file
+	w.lifecycle.wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer w.lifecycle.wg.Done()
+		<-w.lifecycle.ctx.Done()
+		if err := file.Close(); err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("close file - %s: %w", fileName, err))
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
+func (w *worker) Work() bool {
+	readReq := <-w.readChan
+	offset, length := readReq.offset, readReq.length
+	response := readReq.response
+	payload := make([]byte, length)
+	_, err := w.file.ReadAt(payload, int64(offset))
+	if err != nil {
+		response <- payloadOrError{err: fmt.Errorf("read file - %s - %d: %w", w.partition, offset, err)}
+		return false
+	}
+	response <- payloadOrError{payload: payload}
+	return true
+}
+
+func (w *worker) SleepDurations() (min, max time.Duration) {
+	return 0, 0 // set workerpool idle timeout to 5 seconds - that is more relevant here
+}
+
+func (w *worker) Stop() {
+	w.lifecycle.cancel()
+	w.lifecycle.wg.Wait()
+}
diff --git a/processor/processor.go b/processor/processor.go
index d8e62ea277..aecc560596 100644
--- a/processor/processor.go
+++ b/processor/processor.go
@@ -2719,6 +2719,11 @@ func (proc *Handle) Store(partition string, in *storeMessage) {
 
 	statusList, destJobs, batchDestJobs := in.statusList, in.destJobs, in.batchDestJobs
 	beforeStoreStatus := time.Now()
+	batchDestJobsFile, err := jobsdb.WriteToFile(batchDestJobs)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	proc.logger.Infon("batch router jobs file", logger.NewStringField("file", batchDestJobsFile))
 	// XX: Need to do this in a transaction
 	if len(batchDestJobs) > 0 {
 		err := misc.RetryWithNotify(
diff --git a/router/batchrouter/handle.go b/router/batchrouter/handle.go
index d3feb21656..9f3e501073 100644
--- a/router/batchrouter/handle.go
+++ b/router/batchrouter/handle.go
@@ -213,6 +213,21 @@ func (brt *Handle) getWorkerJobs(partition string) (workerJobs []*DestinationJob
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	jobs = toProcess.Jobs
+	for i := range jobs {
+		var params routerutils.JobParameters
+		err := json.Unmarshal(jobs[i].Parameters, &params)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("BRT: %s: Error unmarshalling job parameters: %v", brt.destType, err))
+		}
+		fileName := params.FileName
+		offset := params.Offset
+		length := params.Length
+		payload, err := jobsdb.ConcurrentReadFromFile(fileName, offset, length)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("BRT: %s: Error reading job payload from file: %v", brt.destType, err))
+		}
+		jobs[i].EventPayload = payload
+	}
 	limitsReached = toProcess.LimitsReached
 
 	brtQueryStat.Since(queryStart)