diff --git a/pre_and_post_scrs/psql_create_db.sh b/pre_and_post_scrs/psql_create_db.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/bash
+echo -e "\n ======= `date`:: CREATE DATABASE script called ...... ======== \n" > /tmp/psql_create_db.log
+export pgsqlpath=$1
+export ybsrv=$2
+export pgpass=$3
+export dbname=$4
+export coloflag=$5
+if [[ ${coloflag} == "true" ]]; then
+  echo -e "\n ==== Selected colo ==== \n"
+  export setcolo="colocated=true"
+fi
+echo -e "PGPASSWORD=${pgpass} ${pgsqlpath} -h ${ybsrv} -p 5433 -U yugabyte -c \"CREATE DATABASE ${dbname} ${setcolo};\" " >> /tmp/psql_create_db.log
+PGPASSWORD=${pgpass} ${pgsqlpath} -h ${ybsrv} -p 5433 -U yugabyte -c "CREATE DATABASE ${dbname} ${setcolo};" >> /tmp/psql_create_db.log & 2>&1
+sleep 5
+PGPASSWORD=${pgpass} ${pgsqlpath} -h ${ybsrv} -p 5433 -U yugabyte -c "\l+" >> /tmp/psql_create_db.log & 2>&1
+echo -e "\n ============== CREATE DATABASE  done at: `date` ===================  \n" >> /tmp/psql_create_db.log
+/usr/bin/cat /tmp/psql_create_db.log