Overall Green Forest fire alert in India from 25 Oct 2021 00:00 UTC to 09 Nov 2021 00:00 UTC

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1003496
Countries:	India
Start Date - Last detection*:	25 Oct 2021 - 09 Nov 2021
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	5306 in the burned area
Burned area:	19113 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

GDACS Score

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20 Nov 04:59

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	5306	19113	20 Nov 2021 04:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in India , State of Madhya Pradesh (population 70,045,940) . The nearest places are Itarsi, Hoshangabad, Sohagpur, Bhopal, Harda Khas, Betul, Sehore, Vidisha, Gadarwara, and Parasia.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	650000 people
5 km	480000 people
2 km	220000 people
1 km	100000 people
Burned Area	5300 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	8056 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Madhya Pradesh	India	70 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Itarsi	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	96000 people	6 km
Hoshangabad	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	99000 people	10 km
Sohagpur	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	23000 people	48 km
Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	1.3 million people	72 km
Harda Khas	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	-	76 km
Betul	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	84000 people	85 km
Sehore	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	98000 people	90 km
Vidisha	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	140000 people	96 km
Gadarwara	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	38000 people	111 km
Parasia	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	38000 people	116 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Bhopal	BHO	523	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6700	81 km
Amla		742				0	90 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Tawa Reservoir	Tawa	Tawa	1975	27 km
	Kolar	Kolar	n/a	52 km
	Barna	Barna	1976	55 km
	Kerwan	Local Nalla	1975	68 km
	Kaliasote	Kaliasote	1993	69 km
	Hathaikheda	Ghorapachad	1962	72 km
	Halali	Halali	1976	96 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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