Overall Green Forest fire alert in India from 28 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 29 Mar 2023 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 1013111
Countries:	India
Start Date - Last detection*:	28 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	1
People affected:	4641 in the burned area
Burned area:	5048 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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30 Mar 06:00

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	4641	5048	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 Madhya Pradesh (population 70,045,940) . The nearest places are Harda Khas, Itarsi, Hoshangabad, Betul, Sohagpur, Bhopal, and Sehore.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	170000 people
5 km	73000 people
2 km	35000 people
1 km	22000 people
Burned Area	4600 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	4864 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
Harda Khas	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	-	35 km
Itarsi	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	96000 people	43 km
Hoshangabad	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	99000 people	50 km
Betul	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	84000 people	73 km
Sohagpur	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	23000 people	87 km
Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	1.3 million people	94 km
Sehore	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	98000 people	97 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
Amla		742				0	87 km
Bhopal	BHO	523	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6700	100 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Tawa Reservoir	Tawa	Tawa	1975	60 km
	Kolar	Kolar	n/a	64 km
	Kerwan	Local Nalla	1975	87 km
	Kaliasote	Kaliasote	1993	90 km
	Hathaikheda	Ghorapachad	1962	99 km
	Barna	Barna	1976	99 km

Nuclear plants

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.

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