Overall Green Forest fire alert in India from 02 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 15 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (12548 ha) in India 02 Mar 2023

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 1012754
Countries:	India
Start Date - Last detection*:	02 Mar 2023 - 15 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	13
People affected:	26 in the burned area
Burned area:	12548 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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16 Mar 06:06

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	26	12548	16 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in India , Union Territory of Mizoram (population 726,787) . The nearest places are and Chittagong.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	86000 people
5 km	72000 people
2 km	22000 people
1 km	14000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	1292 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	93 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Mizoram	India	730000 people
Chittagong	Bangladesh	14.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Chittagong	Chittagong	Bangladesh	Major city	2.5 million people	90 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
Patenga	CGP	4	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10000	93 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Chittagong	BDCGP	Bangladesh	91 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Barkal	Karnafuli	Karnafuli	1962	46 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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