Alro changes regulations on how allocated land is used

The Agricultural Land Reform Office (Alro) has revamped its regulations to allow Sor Por Kor landholders to develop their plots into apartment buildings, gas stations and food-processing plants, among others.

The Sor Por Kor programme was enacted in 1975 with the aim of distributing degraded forest tracts to poor and landless farmers to harvest crops.

However, some people have over the years abused the programme by developing their allocated land to house commercial buildings.

Vinaroj Sapsongsuk, secretary-general of Alro, on Friday said the office has revised the rules to permit farmers to maximise the use of their Sor Por Kor land by allowing additional economic activities. The move was also intended to close loopholes, he said.

“The previous regulation gave overly broad definitions of specific activities regarding Sor Por Kor land,” Mr Vinaroj told the media…