Overall Green Forest fire alert in India from 06 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 15 Mar 2023 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 1012706
Countries:	India
Start Date - Last detection*:	06 Mar 2023 - 15 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	322 in the burned area
Burned area:	9568 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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14 Mar 06:03 15 Mar 06:04 16 Mar 06:04

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	322	7859	14 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	322	9209	15 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	322	9568	16 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in India , State of Andhra Pradesh (population 70,296,620) . The nearest places are Cuddapah, Tirupati, Madanapalle, Gudur, Atmakur, and Proddatur.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	40000 people
5 km	19000 people
2 km	1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Andhra Pradesh	India	70.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Cuddapah	Andhra Pradesh	India	City	130000 people	57 km
Tirupati	Andhra Pradesh	India	City	250000 people	58 km
Madanapalle	Andhra Pradesh	India	City	110000 people	77 km
Gudur	Andhra Pradesh	India	City	70000 people	88 km
Atmakur	Andhra Pradesh	India	City	-	92 km
Proddatur	Andhra Pradesh	India	City	170000 people	98 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
Cuddapah	CDP	131				0	63 km
Tirupathi	TIR	106	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	68 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Somasila	Pennar	n/a	60 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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