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Waste / landfill · 17 Mar 2023

Methane plume detected in India

On 17 Mar 2023, the PRISMA - ASI satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,622 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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3,622 kg/h
± 1,209 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 86.9 tonnes of methane.

Detected
17 Mar 2023 · 05:58 UTC
Satellite
PRISMA - ASI
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the N · 2.5 m/s
Coordinates
22.98321, 72.56738
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UNEP plume ID
6920fd35-0919-41d9-80e6-656d1efa0e95

Likely operator

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Emitting site

IND_S_017 · Landfill
18 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 6920fd35-0919-41d9-80e6-656d1efa0e95, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/6920fd35-0919-41d9-80e6-656d1efa0e95), accessed 5 Oct 2026.