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Waste / landfill · 20 May 2025

Methane plume detected in India

On 20 May 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,036 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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3,036 kg/h
± 1,135 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 72.9 tonnes of methane.

Detected
20 May 2025 · 09:56 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 5.1 m/s
Coordinates
19.12256, 72.95102
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UNEP plume ID
b6f4039a-68fa-44db-9587-6204c10fe487

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Emitting site

IND_S_042 · Landfill
19 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume b6f4039a-68fa-44db-9587-6204c10fe487, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/b6f4039a-68fa-44db-9587-6204c10fe487), accessed 5 Oct 2026.