New Delhi: Does a housing project need to be treated on par with a pollution spewing chemicals factory or a coal mine? The government having decided that the critical housing and construction projects cannot be equated with the much more inherently polluting sectors, is set to rationalize the environmental norms. It has decided to do away with environmental clearances for construction projects below 50,000 square metre area. At present, the cut-off is kept at 20,000 sqmt. In a simultaneous move, the government is also going to make it mandatory for all project developers to pro-actively share information on the conditions that are imposed while giving clearances. This provision could provide citizens and communities with information to measure a project