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Farmers in China's Flood Diversion Area to be Compensated

The Chinese government will compensate farmers in flood diversion areas for their property losses.


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The Chinese government will compensate farmers in flood diversion areas for their property losses.

Officials with east China's Anhui provincial government said Tuesday that they were checking economic losses suffered by farmers living in the area, and would publish detailed compensation measures soon.

Huaihe River, which runs through Anhui has been hit by the biggest flood since 1991. To ease the pressure of the river, seven areas in Anhui were used to divert flood water from the Huaihe River, which resulted in the relocation of nearly 50,000 farmers by July 7.

The officials said that compensation would be made in line witha provision issued by the China State Council in 2000.

The compensation will cover losses of crops, houses, commercial forests, farming machinery, livestock and home appliances, among others.

Crop losses will be compensated in accordance with between 50 and 70 percent of the average annual output value of the crops in the three years before the land were flooded, while 70 percent of the house values will compensated.

The officials also said that the funds to be used for compensation will be shared by the state and provincial coffers.


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