New measure to protect farmland
By Wu Jiao | China Daily | Updated: 2008-09-10 07:36
Farmers move from houses slated for demolition to make way for a development zone in suburban Nanjing, Jiangsu province. A new rule to address the depleting land bank requires developers to reclaim areas equal to the arable land they have obtained. File photo |
Developers who obtain arable land will have to reclaim an area of equal size to get approval for building on their acquisitions, land authorities said yesterday.
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