India, Nov. 5 -- Noida Commuters across Noida and Greater Noida faced a harrowing time on Wednesday as heavy traffic congestion brought vehicular movement to a crawl at several key stretches of the city.

Long queues of vehicles, bumper-to-bumper traffic and prolonged delays were reported at multiple locations.

According to traffic police officials, the situation was aggravated by multiple factors including the festive rush, traffic diversions due to ongoing repair work on the Noida Elevated Road and enforcement drives by Delhi Traffic Police at the Delhi-Noida borders over compliance with BS-VI emission standards.

Among the worst-affected stretches were Chilla Border, the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, Maharaja Agrasen Marg, particula...