New Delhi, July 2 -- Only 80 end-of-life vehicles were seized on the first day of Delhi's newly enforced fuel ban targeting overage vehicles, with officials attributing the low number to reduced vehicle turnout at fuel stations.

Effective since July 1, the ban prohibits fuel stations across the National Capital from dispensing petrol or diesel to end-of-life (EoL) vehicles, defined as petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10 years.

The measure, spearheaded by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) and enforced by the Delhi Transport Department, aims to curb vehicular emissions and improve the city's deteriorating air quality.

"A total of 80 vehicles were impounded altogether by all agencies," Delh...