diff --git a/app/services/survey_responses_data_loader.rb b/app/services/survey_responses_data_loader.rb
index e498a389..d8464bb2 100644
--- a/app/services/survey_responses_data_loader.rb
+++ b/app/services/survey_responses_data_loader.rb
@@ -3,23 +3,26 @@ require 'csv'
 class SurveyResponsesDataLoader
 
   def self.load_data(filepath:)
-    csv_file = File.read(filepath)
+    File.open(filepath) do |file|
+      headers = file.first
 
-    parsed_csv_file = CSV.parse(csv_file, headers: true)
-    survey_items = parsed_csv_file.headers
-                         .filter { |header| !header.nil? }
-                         .filter { |header| header.start_with? 't-' or header.start_with? 's-' }
-                         .map { |survey_item_id| SurveyItem.find_by_survey_item_id survey_item_id }
+      survey_items = CSV.parse(headers, headers: true).headers
+                       .filter { |header| !header.nil? }
+                       .filter { |header| header.start_with? 't-' or header.start_with? 's-' }
+                       .map { |survey_item_id| SurveyItem.find_by_survey_item_id survey_item_id }
 
-    survey_item_responses = parsed_csv_file.map do |row|
-      process_row row: row, survey_items: survey_items
-    end
+      batch_progress = ->(rows_size, num_batches, current_batch_number, batch_duration_in_secs) {
+        puts "======================> Number of survey item responses: #{rows_size}, Number of batches: #{num_batches}, Current batch number: #{current_batch_number}"
+      }
 
-    batch_progress = ->(rows_size, num_batches, current_batch_number, batch_duration_in_secs) {
-      puts "======================> Row size: #{rows_size}, Number of batches: #{num_batches}, Current batch number: #{current_batch_number}"
-    }
+      file.lazy.each_slice(1000) do |lines|
+        survey_item_responses = CSV.parse(lines.join, headers: headers).map do |row|
+          process_row row: row, survey_items: survey_items
+        end
 
-    SurveyItemResponse.import survey_item_responses.compact.flatten, batch_size: 10, batch_progress: batch_progress
+        SurveyItemResponse.import survey_item_responses.compact.flatten, batch_size: 1000, batch_progress: batch_progress
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   private