NEW DELHI: As toxic air lays siege to Delhi, the city's diplomatic community seems to have had enough. When TOI contacted Castellanos, he confirmed he had been indeed approached by many ambassadors over the issue. He said he was going to discuss the situation with MEA even though he fully understood the ministry's position that it had nothing to do with the deterioration of Delhi's air quality. "I have been receiving many calls from HOMs (heads of missions) concerned about their health and the seriousness of the air pollution in the past few days in Delhi, and I will bring it up before the COP (chief of protocol in MEA) in my next meeting with him," Castellanos told TOI. "I am also trying to find out what other countries have done with similar situation in the past in order to also bring some ideas to the table, since I know it is a problem that the MEA cannot find an easy solution to.

Source: Times of India November 16, 2017 23:26 UTC