diff --git a/src/controllers/tanksController.js b/src/controllers/tanksController.js
index eaabbe0a..3c70347a 100644
--- a/src/controllers/tanksController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/tanksController.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ console.log(req.params);
       blockName: req.body.blockName,
       capacity: req.body.capacity,
       typeOfWater: req.body.typeOfWater,
+      type: req.body.type,
       tankLocation:req.body.tankLocation,
     };
     var tank_name = req.body.tankName
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ console.log(req.params);
       tank.blockName = usertobeInserted.blockName;
       tank.capacity = usertobeInserted.capacity;
       tank.typeOfWater = usertobeInserted.typeOfWater;
+      tank.typer = usertobeInserted.type;
       tank.tankLocation = usertobeInserted.tankLocation;
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/models/tanks.js b/src/models/tanks.js
index 0680feb1..b8acac55 100644
--- a/src/models/tanks.js
+++ b/src/models/tanks.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const tanksSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
     blockName: { type: String, default: null },
     capacity: { type: String, default: null },
     typeOfWater: { type: String, default: null },
+    type: { type: String, default: null },
     tankLocation: { type: String, default: null },
     
 
diff --git a/src/routes/tanksRoute.js b/src/routes/tanksRoute.js
index 92ff6409..fc036206 100644
--- a/src/routes/tanksRoute.js
+++ b/src/routes/tanksRoute.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ module.exports = function (fastify, opts, next) {
                 blockName: { type: "string"},
                 capacity: { type: "string" },
                 typeOfWater: { type: "string" },
+                type: { type: "string" },
                 tankLocation: { type: "string" },
             },
           },