Overall Green Forest fire alert in India from 25 Mar 2021 00:00 UTC to 28 Apr 2021 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 1000204
Countries:	India
Start Date - Last detection*:	25 Mar 2021 - 28 Apr 2021
Duration (days):	34
People affected:	18876 in the burned area
Burned area:	12134 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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26 Apr 15:54 27 Apr 05:54 28 Apr 05:54 29 Apr 05:52 30 Apr 05:52

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	18876	11605	26 Apr 2021 15:25	GWIS
2	0.5	18876	11630	27 Apr 2021 05:01	GWIS
3	0.5	18876	11849	28 Apr 2021 05:01	GWIS
4	0.5	18876	12123	29 Apr 2021 05:01	GWIS
5	0.5	18876	12134	30 Apr 2021 05:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in India , State of Bihar (population 91,443,350) . The nearest places are Chatra, Sherghati, Gaya, Hazaribagh, Hazaribag, Jhalpo, Hisua, Aurangabad, Nawada, Daudnagar, and Bihar.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	510000 people
5 km	120000 people
2 km	34000 people
1 km	27000 people
Burned Area	19000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bihar	India	91.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Chatra	Jharkhand	India	City	47000 people	19 km
Sherghati	Bihar	India	City	33000 people	28 km
Gaya	Bihar	India	City	420000 people	48 km
Hazaribagh	Jharkhand	India	City	-	56 km
Hazaribag	Jharkhand	India	City	130000 people	57 km
Jhalpo	Jharkhand	India	City	-	58 km
Hisua	Bihar	India	City	28000 people	69 km
Aurangabad	Bihar	India	City	570000 people	74 km
Nawada	Bihar	India	City	84000 people	82 km
Daudnagar	Bihar	India	City	41000 people	94 km
Daltenganj	Jharkhand	India	City	72000 people	98 km
Ramgarh	Jharkhand	India	City	74000 people	98 km
Dehri	Bihar	India	City	130000 people	100 km
Lohardaga	Jharkhand	India	City	47000 people	107 km
Bihar	Bihar	India	City	230000 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
Gaya	GAY	115	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4500	43 km
Daltonganj		229				0	96 km

Ports

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Tilaiya	Barkar	1953	56 km
Phuwaria	Tilaiya	1988	60 km
Nalkari	Nalkari	1968	89 km
Konar	Konar	1955	93 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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