Overall Green Forest fire alert in India, Bangladesh from 22 Mar 2025 00:00 UTC to 26 Mar 2025 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6252 ha) in India, Bangladesh 22 Mar 2025

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	WF 1023636
Countries:	India, Bangladesh
Start Date - Last detection*:	22 Mar 2025 - 26 Mar 2025
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	170 in the burned area
Burned area:	6252 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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25 Mar 16:00 26 Mar 12:00 26 Mar 16:00 01 Apr 15:02

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	109	5608	25 Mar 2025 15:00	GWIS
2	0.5	109	5730	26 Mar 2025 11:00	GWIS
3	0.5	170	6221	26 Mar 2025 15:00	GWIS
4	0.5	170	6252	01 Apr 2025 14:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in India , Union Territory of Mizoram (population 726,787) . The nearest places are Chittagong, and Paletwa.

Radius	Population
10 km	21000 people
5 km	7800 people
2 km	4700 people
1 km	4300 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Mizoram	India	730000 people
Chittagong	Bangladesh	14.7 million people
Chin State	Myanmar	470000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Chittagong	Chittagong	Bangladesh	Major city	2.5 million people	84 km
Paletwa	Chin	Myanmar	City	-	94 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
Patenga	CGP	4	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10000	83 km
Coxs Bazar	CXB	4	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6700	100 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Chittagong	BDCGP	Bangladesh	84 km
Cox's Bazaar		Bangladesh	100 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Barkal	Karnafuli	Karnafuli	1962	57 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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