Bhubaneswar, May 7: The government wants to replicate model of the portal on state capital in eight other cities of the state.

The new portals containing information on various civic facilities would be launched in Cuttack, Sambalpur, Berhampur, Baripada, Balasore, Rourkela, Bhadrak and Puri. Just like BhubaneswarOne, the portals would be named after the respective cities.

BhubaneswarOne is a one-stop information site that gives the people of the city information on an array of things - ranging from the contact details of hospitals and hotels to hangout zones and markets - at the click of a mouse.

Chief minister Naveen Patnaik had inaugurated BhubaneswarOne in July last year. The portal was designed as part of the smart city project of Bhubaneswar.

The proposed portals will be enabled with a satellite map of the respective cities and provide navigation facility. The National Informatics Centre will design and manage all the portals.

"We have called a meeting to discuss the modalities to introduce the service for the people of the eight cities. BhubaneswarOne is a hit with the people of the capital city, and this has inspired us to replicate the model in other cities as well," said an official of the housing and urban development department.

BhubaneswarOne provides information about nearby markets, malls, parks, hospital, places of interest and a host of other things.

If someone searches for Kharavela Nagar, the portal will provide information about what is happening at Ekamra Haat, Big Bazaar and Exhibition ground, which are located in and around Kharavela Nagar.

"BhubaneswarOne was actually a replica of the OneMap of Singapore. We have planned to introduce such a facility for the people of the city here under the smart city project. The project is already helping the people," said Bhubaneswar mayor Ananta Narayan Jena.

Kharavela Nagar resident Akankshya Rath welcomed the move. "But along with the portals, the authorities should also consider introducing apps for use in smartphone, so that more people can use it conveniently and on the go," she said.