Methane plume detected in India
On 27 Feb 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,202 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 52.8 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 27 Feb 2024 · 06:15 UTC
- Satellite
- EnMAP - DLR
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 0.7 m/s
- Coordinates
- 19.12256, 72.95102
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
8e415a84-657e-4580-8483-d326f6dea493
Likely operator
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Emitting site
IND_S_042 · Landfill
19 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 8e415a84-657e-4580-8483-d326f6dea493, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/8e415a84-657e-4580-8483-d326f6dea493), accessed 5 Oct 2026.