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Waste / landfill · 19 Dec 2023

Methane plume detected in India

On 19 Dec 2023, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,611 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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1,611 kg/h
± 621 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 38.7 tonnes of methane.

Detected
19 Dec 2023 · 05:59 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SE · 3.7 m/s
Coordinates
28.40261, 77.1722
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UNEP plume ID
5d32b98e-b5e4-4721-a436-38aa50967056

Likely operator

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Emitting site

IND_S_034 · Landfill
16 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 5d32b98e-b5e4-4721-a436-38aa50967056, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/5d32b98e-b5e4-4721-a436-38aa50967056), accessed 4 Oct 2026.