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Waste / landfill · 25 Dec 2025

Methane plume detected in India

On 25 Dec 2025, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,700 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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1,700 kg/h
± 507 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 40.8 tonnes of methane.

Detected
25 Dec 2025 · 06:06 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SE · 1.8 m/s
Coordinates
28.40261, 77.1722
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UNEP plume ID
93a54b39-996d-46c7-bb78-5047dcdc7633

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 93a54b39-996d-46c7-bb78-5047dcdc7633, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/93a54b39-996d-46c7-bb78-5047dcdc7633), accessed 4 Oct 2026.