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Waste / landfill · 19 May 2024

Methane plume detected in India

On 19 May 2024, the PRISMA - ASI satellite saw methane escaping at about 4,151 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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4,151 kg/h
± 1,725 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 99.6 tonnes of methane.

Detected
19 May 2024 · 05:55 UTC
Satellite
PRISMA - ASI
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SE · 5.9 m/s
Coordinates
22.98321, 72.56738
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UNEP plume ID
bd9d52fd-6dc0-4e5b-aa24-6b93f3822c58

Likely operator

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Emitting site

IND_S_017 · Landfill
18 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume bd9d52fd-6dc0-4e5b-aa24-6b93f3822c58, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/bd9d52fd-6dc0-4e5b-aa24-6b93f3822c58), accessed 5 Oct 2026.