Residents of Delhi today said the smog situation is a little better now, though air quality index in several areas continued to be in 'hazardous' category.

Saturday also brought a smoggy morning for the national capital.

Residents at the Rajpath area said the situation was better than the past four days but long-term solutions must be found.

Meanwhile, 64 trains were delayed, 14 rescheduled and two cancelled due to smog/fog conditions in Delhi.

In terms of Air Quality Index, Delhi's Mandir Marg with AQI 326, Anand Vihar at 430, Siri Fort at 316, Dwarka at 327, and Shadipur at 331 fell in the 'hazardous' category.

Following a directive by Delhi's Environment Minister Imran Hussain, the Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited on Friday has been assigned to settle down particulate matter (PM) in the national capital region through aerial sprinkling in Delhi.

This measure has been taken up due to the rising levels of air pollution in Delhi and adjoining areas that has hit 70 times the World Health Organisation's safe limit.

The Ministry of Food and Supplies, Environment and Forest, Election in a letter, addressed the possibility of carrying out the exercise to sprinkle water aerially through helicopters to settle the PM in Delhi.

Meanwhile in Haryana, Vikas Sadan Gurugram had AQI 330 in 'Hazardous' category, while Sector16A Faridabad with AQI 204 fell in 'Very Unhealthy' category.  -- ANI

IMAGE: Smog at Rajpath area in New Delhi on Saturday morning. Photograph: ANI