Overall Green Forest fire in India from 31 Mar 2026 00:00 UTC to 07 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (12807 ha) in India 31 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 1028171
Countries:	India
Start Date - Last detection*:	31 Mar 2026 - 07 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	7
People affected:	18132 in the burned area
Burned area:	12807 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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04 Apr 23:03 05 Apr 07:02 05 Apr 11:03 05 Apr 23:03 06 Apr 11:03 06 Apr 15:03 07 Apr 11:04 15 Apr 19:19

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	11411	9222	04 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
2	0.5	11791	9623	05 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
3	0.5	12067	9851	05 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
4	0.5	12690	10782	05 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
5	0.5	12541	11094	06 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
6	0.5	16029	11731	06 Apr 2026 14:00	GWIS
7	0.5	16029	11736	07 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
8	0.5	18132	12807	15 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, Bhopal, Vidisha, Gadarwara, Sehore, Betul, Harda Khas, and Parasia.

Radius	Population
10 km	430000 people
5 km	170000 people
2 km	110000 people
1 km	73000 people
Burned Area	18000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Madhya Pradesh	India	70 million people

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	81 km
Amla		742				0	97 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Tawa Reservoir	Tawa	Tawa	1975	25 km
	Barna	Barna	1976	34 km
	Kolar	Kolar	n/a	61 km
	Hathaikheda	Ghorapachad	1962	69 km
	Kaliasote	Kaliasote	1993	69 km
	Kerwan	Local Nalla	1975	70 km
	Halali	Halali	1976	88 km

Nuclear plants

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