Air pollution in Delhi takes its toll on foreign missions in the city

Air pollution in Delhi has affected the lives of those working in foreign missions and, while India is trying to become a global force, the deteriorating quality of living, particularly related to the unhealthy air, has robbed Delhi of much of its sheen.
The US embassy has expressed its concern on the issue of the impact of poor air on its community and is now trying to work with the Delhi government to improve the situation.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 8 November 2016.

US state department medical experts on pollution has explained to embassy officials on how to deal with the hazards of air pollution in Delhi. Other embassies, mostly from developed countries, are taking similar steps to deal with the extremely polluted environment.
Moreover, some countries, mainly European ones, have reduced the tenure of their officials serving in Delhi from four to three years. Others have reduced it from three to two while some countries have made Delhi a non-family station, where spouses and children prefer not to join the diplomat here.
In addition, younger diplomats with families now prefer to skip Delhi, even though the work here is believed to be interesting and, families with school-going children are specially reluctant to serve here.
These do not paint a very rosy picture of our country and the authorities need to take immediate action to remove these irritants from the capital.


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