Overall Green Forest fire alert in India from 25 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 29 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6034 ha) in India 25 Mar 2023

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 1013063
Countries:	India
Start Date - Last detection*:	25 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	178 in the burned area
Burned area:	6034 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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29 Mar 06:00 30 Mar 06:01

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	178	5329	29 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2		0.5	178	6034	30 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in India , State of Meghalaya (population 1,864,718) . The nearest places are Shillong, Gauhati, North Gauhati, and Nowgong.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	4400 people
5 km	1300 people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Meghalaya	India	1.9 million people
Assam	India	23.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Shillong	Meghalaya	India	City	130000 people	47 km
Gauhati	Assam	India	City	-	51 km
North Gauhati	Assam	India	City	-	54 km
Nowgong	Assam	India	City	-	72 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
Shillong	SHL	899	Civ.	Paved	No	6000	29 km
Borjhar	GAU	49	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9000	62 km
Shella		24				0	97 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Umiam	Umiam	Umiam	1964	38 km
	Khandong	Kopili	1987	63 km
	Umrong	Umrong	1982	69 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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