Overall Green Drought for Northeast India-2026
in India, Myanmar

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 1 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1018390
Name: Northeast India-2026
Countries: India, Myanmar
Start Date: End of Jan 2026
Duration: 31 days (at 20 Mar 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 43894 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), DesInventar (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),