diff --git a/api/application/models/PD_Model.php b/api/application/models/PD_Model.php
index 0c30491d..cb057db1 100644
--- a/api/application/models/PD_Model.php
+++ b/api/application/models/PD_Model.php
@@ -261,8 +261,11 @@ class PD_Model extends SPARQ_Model {
 				}
 				if(($pd_from_date != "" || $pd_from_date != null) && ($pd_to_date != "" || $pd_to_date != null))
 				{
+					// echo " now in model I have date_type ".$date_type." and my return type is ".gettype($date_type)."\n";
+					// echo " now in model I have ".$pd_from_date." and my return type is ".gettype($pd_from_date)."\n";
+					// echo " now in model I have ".$pd_to_date." and my return type is ".gettype($pd_to_date)."\n";
 					// $this->db->where('PDTRIGGER.pd_date_of_initiation BETWEEN ' ."'$pd_from_date'". ' AND ' ."'$pd_to_date'");
-					if((!empty($date_type)) && ($date_type == 2)){
+					if((!empty($date_type)) && ($date_type == "2")){
 						$this->db->where('PDTRIGGER.completed_on BETWEEN ' ."'$pd_from_date'". ' AND ' ."'$pd_to_date'");
 					}else{
 						$this->db->where('PDTRIGGER.pd_date_of_initiation BETWEEN ' ."'$pd_from_date'". ' AND ' ."'$pd_to_date'");
@@ -327,7 +330,7 @@ class PD_Model extends SPARQ_Model {
 				$this->db->LIMIT($limit,0);
 				
 				$result_array = $this->db->GET()->result_array();
-					//print_r($this->db->last_query());die();
+					// print_r($this->db->last_query());die();
 				return $result_array;
 		}