Overall Green Drought for North-East India, Himalaya-2026
in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 2 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1018390
Name: North-East India, Himalaya-2026
Countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal
Start Date: End of Jan 2026
Duration: 39 days (at 10 Mar 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 687341 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), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),