The city is faring quite poorly in comparison to other major cities of the country if a report of the central Ministry for Urban Development is to be believed. The ministry has prepared a Service Level Bench Mark Data of the country's 28 cities.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/bhopal-ranks-11th-out-28-cities-providing-basic-amenities
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/central-chronicle-bhopal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-urban-development
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-development
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indore-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/raipur-d
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madhya-pradesh
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-management
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-supply
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sewage
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/habitat-and-urbanisation