Methane plume detected in India
On 25 Jan 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,100 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 50.4 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 25 Jan 2025 · 07:26 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NW · 2.5 m/s
- Coordinates
- 18.66002, 73.85662
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
9a137c6c-347e-4af4-a8d3-7a7b05d9cae1
Likely operator
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Emitting site
IND_S_074 · Landfill
5 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 9a137c6c-347e-4af4-a8d3-7a7b05d9cae1, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/9a137c6c-347e-4af4-a8d3-7a7b05d9cae1), accessed 4 Oct 2026.