diff --git a/generics/constants/common.js b/generics/constants/common.js
index d8440a78..5656da9d 100644
--- a/generics/constants/common.js
+++ b/generics/constants/common.js
@@ -48,5 +48,6 @@ module.exports = {
     "DEFAULT_TASK_COMPLETED" : 0,
     "IMAGE_DATA_TYPE" : "image/jpeg",
     "DISTRICT": "district",
-    "SERVER_TIME_OUT" : 5000
+    "SERVER_TIME_OUT" : 5000,
+    "PROJECT" : "project"
 };
diff --git a/module/project/templateTasks/helper.js b/module/project/templateTasks/helper.js
index 082b4777..9aaf6cf9 100644
--- a/module/project/templateTasks/helper.js
+++ b/module/project/templateTasks/helper.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const learningResourcesHelper = require(MODULES_BASE_PATH + "/learningResources/
 const surveyService = require(GENERICS_FILES_PATH + "/services/survey");
 const projectTemplateTaskQueries = require(DB_QUERY_BASE_PATH + "/projectTemplateTask");
 const projectTemplateQueries = require(DB_QUERY_BASE_PATH + "/projectTemplates");
+const solutionsQueries = require(DB_QUERY_BASE_PATH + "/solutions");
 
 module.exports = class ProjectTemplateTasksHelper {
 
@@ -39,11 +40,8 @@ module.exports = class ProjectTemplateTasksHelper {
                 let solutionIds = [];
                 let systemId = false;
                 let solutionExists = false;
-
                 csvData.forEach(data => {
-                    
                     let parsedData = UTILS.valueParser(data);
-
                     if( parsedData._SYSTEM_ID ) {
                         taskIds.push(parsedData._SYSTEM_ID);
                         systemId = true;
@@ -376,6 +374,30 @@ module.exports = class ProjectTemplateTasksHelper {
                             }
                         }
 
+                        //update solution project key 
+                        if ( taskData.type == CONSTANTS.common.OBSERVATION && 
+                            taskData.solutionDetails && 
+                            taskData.solutionDetails._id 
+                        ) {
+
+                            let updateSolutionObj = {
+                                "$set" : {}
+                            };
+
+                            updateSolutionObj["$set"]["referenceFrom"] = CONSTANTS.common.PROJECT;
+                            updateSolutionObj["$set"]["project"] = {
+                                _id: template._id.toString(),
+                                taskId: taskData._id.toString()
+                            };
+
+                            await solutionsQueries.updateSolutionDocument
+                            (
+                                { _id : taskData.solutionDetails._id },
+                                updateSolutionObj
+                            )
+                        }
+
+                        //update project template
                         await projectTemplateQueries.updateProjectTemplateDocument
                         (
                             { _id : template._id },
diff --git a/module/userProjects/helper.js b/module/userProjects/helper.js
index 64fdb1c7..b1a6f0ee 100644
--- a/module/userProjects/helper.js
+++ b/module/userProjects/helper.js
@@ -2901,23 +2901,6 @@ function _observationDetails(observationData, userRoleAndProfileInformation = {}
 
             } else {
 
-                let solutionUpdated =
-                    await surveyService.updateSolution(
-                        observationData.token,
-                        {
-                            project: observationData.project,
-                            referenceFrom: "project"
-                        },
-                        observationData.solutionDetails.externalId
-                    );
-
-                if (!solutionUpdated.success) {
-                    throw {
-                        status: HTTP_STATUS_CODE['bad_request'].status,
-                        message: CONSTANTS.apiResponses.SOLUTION_NOT_UPDATED
-                    }
-                }
-
                 let startDate = new Date();
                 let endDate = new Date();
                 endDate.setFullYear(endDate.getFullYear() + 1);