Methane plume detected in Pakistan
On 25 Mar 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 877 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 21.0 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 25 Mar 2025 · 08:59 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the W · 1.9 m/s
- Coordinates
- 32.18977, 74.10833
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
0421103d-e9fe-4427-b73a-f9986cd48616
Likely operator
We don't have enough evidence to name an operator for this site yet. If you know who runs it, tell us below.
Emitting site
PAK_S_012 · Landfill
8 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP has not recorded a notification for this plume.
Nobody has reported contacting the operator through Methane Leaks yet.
Push for action
Find the operator's contact details and send a ready-made, evidence-based email in about two minutes.
Write to the operator →Authorities you can notify
Is this attribution wrong?
If you operate this site, or know who does, tell us. Operators get a right of reply, and corrections are reviewed within a week.
Get alerts for PAK_S_012
We'll email you when UNEP publishes new plumes here. No account needed. Unsubscribe in one click.
We only use your email to send these alerts.
Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 0421103d-e9fe-4427-b73a-f9986cd48616, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/0421103d-e9fe-4427-b73a-f9986cd48616), accessed 5 Oct 2026.