After being the cleanest capital city in the country and then flip-flopping onSwachhrankings, the state capital is vying for a Swachh 7-star in the upcoming survey.

Presently, Indore is the only city in India with a 7-star rating while Bhopal is among five cities with a 5-star garbage free certification.

Aiming to become the cleanest city, BMCSwachh Bharatmission (SBM) budgetary allocation declined by Rs 5 crore in the civic body budget. Allocation for the national clean air programme,Integrated Solid Waste Management Cluster, IEC and other activities too were slashed.