Overall Green Forest fire alert in India from 08 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC to 17 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11920 ha) in India 08 Mar 2024

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 1019481
Countries:	India
Start Date - Last detection*:	08 Mar 2024 - 17 Mar 2024
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	2436 in the burned area
Burned area:	11920 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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16 Mar 09:18 17 Mar 09:19 18 Mar 09:19

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	2145	9576	16 Mar 2024 09:01	GWIS
2	0.5	2380	10875	17 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
3	0.5	2436	11920	18 Mar 2024 09:00	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 Shillong, Gauhati, North Gauhati, and Nowgong.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	70000 people
5 km	39000 people
2 km	19000 people
1 km	10000 people
Burned Area	2400 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Assam	India	23.6 million people
Meghalaya	India	1.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Shillong	Meghalaya	India	City	130000 people	48 km
Gauhati	Assam	India	City	-	55 km
North Gauhati	Assam	India	City	-	57 km
Nowgong	Assam	India	City	-	71 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
Shillong	SHL	899	Civ.	Paved	No	6000	30 km
Borjhar	GAU	49	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9000	65 km
Shella		24				0	97 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Umiam	Umiam	Umiam	1964	39 km
	Khandong	Kopili	1987	60 km
	Umrong	Umrong	1982	66 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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