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C Shivakumar ByExpress News ServiceCHENNAI: To promote better usage of public transport, apart from boosting sustainable growth, the state government is coming up with a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Policy. Six stretches have been identified around the city for the implementation of the same. The idea of the new policy is to ensure optimum usage of land and improvement of liveability along corridors of mass transit projects. The six corridors are: Old Siruseri Road (Sholinganallur Road), GST Road (Meenambakkam Road), Chennai-Bangalore highway, CTH Road, GNT road and Outer Ring Road from Vandalur to Minjur. The policy is focussed around a mass transit hub, to maximise the provisions of residential, commercial and recreational opportunities within walking distance..