India, March 2 -- End-of-life vehicles (ELVs) will be denied fuel at refill stations across the Capital from April 1, Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Saturday, detailing a slew of measures to be adopted over the next few months to curb air pollution in the Capital.

To be sure, ELVs include petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10 years. According to transport department estimates, there are around 6 million ELVs in the city, 66% of which are two-wheelers and 34% are four-wheelers.

"We are ensuring that all fuel stations in Delhi have CCTV cameras that will determine the age of the vehicle based on the year of registration and the vehicle will not be given fuel, and will be penalised....