Forest Fire (5145 ha) in India 07 Mar 2026

Event summary

Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1027795
Countries: India
Start Date - Last detection*: 07 Mar 2026 - 13 Mar 2026
Duration (days): 6
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5145 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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HP relaxes dry chir tree felling norms ahead of fire season 3/13/2026 8:26:00 AM.

By Mohan Lal Verma Shimla, March 13 (UNI) Ahead of the dry summer season, when forest fire incidents usually rise in Himachal Pradesh, the state government has amended its earlier tree-felling restrictions to allow limited removal of dried
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (28), DesInventar (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1), (1),