Overall Green Forest fire alert in India from 26 Oct 2022 00:00 UTC to 14 Nov 2022 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 1009906
Countries:	India
Start Date - Last detection*:	26 Oct 2022 - 14 Nov 2022
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	29126 in the burned area
Burned area:	18596 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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15 Nov 06:31

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	29126	18596	15 Nov 2022 04:00	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 Gadarwara, Sohagpur, Narsimhapur, Parasia, Itarsi, Hoshangabad, Chhindwara, and Vidisha.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	510000 people
5 km	200000 people
2 km	130000 people
1 km	90000 people
Burned Area	29000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	836 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Madhya Pradesh	India	70 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Gadarwara	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	38000 people	23 km
Sohagpur	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	23000 people	42 km
Narsimhapur	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	47000 people	65 km
Parasia	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	38000 people	76 km
Itarsi	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	96000 people	87 km
Hoshangabad	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	99000 people	88 km
Chhindwara	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	120000 people	96 km
Vidisha	Madhya Pradesh	India	City	140000 people	108 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
Dhana		520				0	104 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Barna	Barna	1976	57 km
Tawa Reservoir	Tawa	Tawa	1975	69 km
	Kanhargaon	Kulbehra	1987	94 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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