Methane plume detected in India
On 31 May 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,073 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 25.8 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 31 May 2025 · 05:59 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the E · 4.1 m/s
- Coordinates
- 26.94699, 75.91754
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
10e8406d-7852-44fb-8748-74a6f9dc9e02
Likely operator
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Emitting site
IND_S_078 · Landfill
6 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 10e8406d-7852-44fb-8748-74a6f9dc9e02, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/10e8406d-7852-44fb-8748-74a6f9dc9e02), accessed 4 Oct 2026.