Low Cost PM Sensor for CQMS — Budget PM2.5 / PM10 Feeds for Monitoring Portals
CQMS-class continuous monitoring portals — run by pollution boards or large project owners — expect a live particulate feed from your site. For smaller plots and fixed-duration works, a low cost PM sensor corrected against a reference instrument delivers that feed at a fraction of the capital cost of a listed analyser, with a straight answer on where the budget unit fits and where it does not.
A low cost optical PM sensor reporting PM2.5 and PM10 every few minutes gives a CQMS dashboard the continuous trend it needs and gives your compliance file a documented dust-performance trail. Corrected against a reference instrument at commissioning, the data is genuinely defensible for dust management.
Where we are direct with clients is the limit of the instrument: it is a dust-management tool and supporting evidence, not a substitute for a CPCB-listed continuous ambient monitor where the site category and plot area demand one. On those projects we say so and quote the listed analyser.
Installation discipline is identical either way: three to four metres above ground, clear of anti-smog gun spray and truck exhaust, weatherproof enclosure, surge protection, dual-operator SIM connectivity and an anti-theft cage. Readings land on the CQMS dashboard and on our monitoring desk, so a dust spike triggers action the same hour.
Monthly rental keeps the cost in project overheads, and the same units serve DPCC, HSPCB, UPPCB and RSPCB jurisdictions — so multi-state builders keep one specification and one compliance file structure.
What's included
- ▸Affordable optical PM2.5 / PM10 sensors feeding CQMS portals
- ▸Live dashboard with threshold alerts to your site engineer
- ▸Correction against a reference instrument for defensible data
- ▸Straight advice on when a CPCB-listed analyser is required instead
- ▸Purchase or monthly rental with uptime monitoring
- ▸Field support across Delhi, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan NCR districts
Our process
- 01
Fit assessment
We confirm whether a low cost sensor suits your CQMS requirement or a listed analyser is needed.
- 02
Siting & install
Mounting height, enclosure, power and connectivity set for year-round reporting.
- 03
Portal integration
Live PM2.5/PM10 feed connected to the CQMS dashboard with alerts configured.
- 04
Support
Uptime monitoring, periodic correction checks and same-day field response.
Frequently asked
Will a CQMS portal accept a low cost PM sensor?
For dust-management monitoring on smaller sites, yes — it provides the continuous PM2.5/PM10 trend the portal needs. Where a CPCB-listed analyser is mandated by site category, we tell you plainly and quote that instead.
Can the sensor feed more than one dashboard?
Yes — the same unit can publish to a CQMS portal, a dust portal and your own dashboard simultaneously.
Is rental available for short projects?
Yes. Monthly rental includes installation, dashboard setup and de-installation when the project closes.