Overall Green Forest fire alert in India from 06 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 16 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 1012727
Countries:	India
Start Date - Last detection*:	06 Mar 2023 - 16 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	16478 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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15 Mar 06:04 17 Mar 06:05

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	16400	15 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2		0.5	0	16478	17 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in India , State of Assam (population 23,612,650) . The nearest places are Silchar, Dimapur, and Imphal.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	150000 people
5 km	120000 people
2 km	38000 people
1 km	12000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	1520 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Assam	India	23.6 million people
Nagaland	India	1.3 million people
Manipur	India	1.9 million people
Meghalaya	India	1.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Silchar	Assam	India	City	150000 people	64 km
Dimapur	Assam	India	City	110000 people	90 km
Imphal	Manipur	India	City	220000 people	102 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
Kumbhirgram	IXS	108	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5800	46 km
Dimapur	DMU	148	Mil.	Paved	Yes	7300	91 km
Imphal Municipal	IMF	775	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9000	101 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Umrong	Umrong	1982	46 km
	Khandong	Kopili	1987	54 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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