Overall Green Forest fire in India from 04 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 19 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (54074 ha) in India 04 Apr 2026

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 1028308
Countries:	India
Start Date - Last detection*:	04 Apr 2026 - 19 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	647 in the burned area
Burned area:	54074 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	423	26236	13 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
2	0.5	494	29309	13 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
3	0.5	529	31214	13 Apr 2026 14:00	GWIS
4	0.5	529	31246	13 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
5	0.5	529	31817	14 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
6	0.5	529	32127	14 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
7	0.5	559	38059	14 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
8	0.5	559	39355	15 Apr 2026 02:00	GWIS
9	0.5	559	39377	15 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
10	0.5	559	39961	15 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
11	0.5	560	41979	15 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
12	0.5	560	42422	16 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
13	0.5	569	43839	16 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
14	0.5	571	45626	16 Apr 2026 14:00	GWIS
15	0.5	571	45687	16 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
16	0.5	571	45841	17 Apr 2026 02:00	GWIS
17	0.5	571	45837	17 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
18	0.5	618	46758	17 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
19	0.5	628	48387	18 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
20	0.5	641	49793	18 Apr 2026 14:00	GWIS
21	0.5	641	49897	18 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
22	0.5	647	50103	19 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
23	0.5	647	50271	19 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
24	0.5	647	54074	19 Apr 2026 18:00	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 and Jagdalpur.

Radius	Population
10 km	12000 people
5 km	5700 people
2 km	1100 people
1 km	1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Madhya Pradesh	India	70 million people
Maharashtra	India	83.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Jagdalpur	Chhattisgarh	India	City	76000 people	109 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
Jagdalpur	JGB	555				0	110 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

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