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Waste / landfill · 24 Apr 2026

Methane plume detected in India

On 24 Apr 2026, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 6,371 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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6,371 kg/h
± 1,310 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 153 tonnes of methane.

Detected
24 Apr 2026 · 05:28 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 1.3 m/s
Coordinates
17.52111, 78.59066
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UNEP plume ID
b90761ef-f6fc-4122-9315-4f17c88c0720

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Emitting site

IND_S_079 · Landfill
2 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume b90761ef-f6fc-4122-9315-4f17c88c0720, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/b90761ef-f6fc-4122-9315-4f17c88c0720), accessed 5 Oct 2026.