More compensation is likely to be paid to farmers forced to turn over property
Experts have called for greater restriction on land requisition by local governments to protect farmers' interests, Xinhua reported yesterday.
'We can say for sure that restrictions will be imposed on the scope of land requisition to a great extent,' said Zhang Xiaoling, a member of the group drafting an official document on land requisition reform. He is a deputy chief engineer of the Chinese Land Surveying and Planning Institute.
'Also, higher compensation will be paid to farmers whose land has been used for public projects, and insurance is under consideration to guarantee their livelihood,' Professor Zhang said.
He was quoted by the Shanghai-based Oriental Outlook, a new weekly publication affiliated with Xinhua.
The news agency also quoted Yan Jinming, member of a group of experts involved in the drafting of legislation on land management, as saying there would be detailed provisions to regulate the change of use of land.
'Yan ... said the group is working on provisions on land planning, which will contain detailed rules on the approval, permission and revision of plans concerning the use of land,' Xinhua said.