Revised compensation mechanism to cover wider set of stakeholders

China has revised its regulations to better compensate for people's losses caused by the operation of flood storage and detention areas, a move lauded by officials and experts.

Based on the original version of the regulations, which were issued in 2000, only residents who hold permanent household registration in the affected areas were able to receive compensation.

The revision, adopted by the State Council last month, expands the range of eligible entities to include agricultural producers planting crops or raising animals in flood storage and detention areas and those who own housing in the areas.