Forest Fire (16211 ha) in India 27 Mar 2026

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1027970
Countries: India
Start Date - Last detection*: 27 Mar 2026 - 04 Apr 2026
Duration (days): 8
People affected: 15750 in the burned area
Burned area: 16211 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDLevelScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 6183 5025 28 Mar 2026 07:00 GWIS
2 0.5 7307 6171 28 Mar 2026 11:00 GWIS
3 0.5 9367 6916 28 Mar 2026 19:00 GWIS
4 0.5 9544 7951 28 Mar 2026 23:00 GWIS
5 0.5 10680 8339 29 Mar 2026 10:00 GWIS
6 0.5 11773 9744 29 Mar 2026 14:00 GWIS
7 0.5 11775 9813 29 Mar 2026 22:00 GWIS
8 0.5 13165 10602 30 Mar 2026 10:00 GWIS
9 0.5 13691 11073 31 Mar 2026 06:00 GWIS
10 0.5 13732 11323 31 Mar 2026 10:00 GWIS
11 0.5 14275 11832 31 Mar 2026 22:00 GWIS
12 0.5 14275 11915 01 Apr 2026 10:00 GWIS
13 0.5 15332 15574 01 Apr 2026 14:00 GWIS
14 0.5 15333 15648 02 Apr 2026 06:00 GWIS
15 0.5 15368 15825 02 Apr 2026 10:00 GWIS
16 0.5 15449 16015 03 Apr 2026 10:00 GWIS
17 0.5 15750 16211 04 Apr 2026 10:00 GWIS
18 0.5 15750 16211 11 Apr 2026 18:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in India , State of Madhya Pradesh (population 70,045,940) . The nearest places are Hoshangabad, Itarsi, Sohagpur, Harda Khas, Bhopal, Sehore, Betul, and Vidisha.



Radius Population
10 km 500000 people
5 km 130000 people
2 km 50000 people
1 km 36000 people
Burned Area 16000 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Madhya Pradesh India 70 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hoshangabad Madhya Pradesh India City 99000 people 15 km
Itarsi Madhya Pradesh India City 96000 people 15 km
Sohagpur Madhya Pradesh India City 23000 people 59 km
Harda Khas Madhya Pradesh India City - 66 km
Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India City 1.3 million people 69 km
Sehore Madhya Pradesh India City 98000 people 83 km
Betul Madhya Pradesh India City 84000 people 87 km
Vidisha Madhya Pradesh India City 140000 people 99 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
Bhopal BHO 523 Civ. Paved Yes 6700 77 km
Amla 742 0 94 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Tawa Reservoir Tawa Tawa 1975 37 km
Kolar Kolar n/a 46 km
Barna Barna 1976 64 km
Kerwan Local Nalla 1975 64 km
Kaliasote Kaliasote 1993 66 km
Hathaikheda Ghorapachad 1962 71 km
Halali Halali 1976 95 km

Nuclear plants

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