Itanagar, Aug. 6 -- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday launched the 'Water Bill' app of the Department of Public Health Engineering & Water Sanitation (PHE&WS) that would enable citizens to pay their water bills online without having to physically visit the offices for bill payment.

The app - as a pilot project - will be available for consumers in the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) to begin with.

Lauding the department for the digital initiative, the Chief Minister termed it a step that brings essential public services closer to the people.

"For the people in Itanagar Capital Region, paying a water bill will no longer mean taking half a day off work or standing in a long queue. Now, it's just a few taps on a phone, ...