diff --git a/cmd/cspc-operator/app/storagepool_create.go b/cmd/cspc-operator/app/storagepool_create.go
index b0e6b8a26b..62c16d4111 100644
--- a/cmd/cspc-operator/app/storagepool_create.go
+++ b/cmd/cspc-operator/app/storagepool_create.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	apis "github.com/openebs/maya/pkg/apis/openebs.io/v1alpha1"
 	apiscsp "github.com/openebs/maya/pkg/cstor/poolinstance/v1alpha3"
+	env "github.com/openebs/maya/pkg/env/v1alpha1"
 	container "github.com/openebs/maya/pkg/kubernetes/container/v1alpha1"
 	deploy "github.com/openebs/maya/pkg/kubernetes/deployment/appsv1/v1alpha1"
 	pts "github.com/openebs/maya/pkg/kubernetes/podtemplatespec/v1alpha1"
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ var (
 			Name:      "udev",
 			MountPath: "/run/udev",
 		},
+		corev1.VolumeMount{
+			Name:      "storagepath",
+			MountPath: "/var/openebs/cstor-pool",
+		},
 	}
 	// hostpathType represents the hostpath type
 	hostpathTypeDirectory = corev1.HostPathDirectory
@@ -174,7 +179,7 @@ func (pc *PoolConfig) GetPoolDeploySpec(cspi *apis.CStorPoolInstance) (*appsv1.D
 					volume.NewBuilder().
 						WithName("tmp").
 						WithHostPathAndType(
-							getSparseDirPath()+"/shared-"+pc.AlgorithmConfig.CSPC.Name,
+							env.GetOpenebsBaseDirPath()+"/cstor-pool/"+pc.AlgorithmConfig.CSPC.Name,
 							&hostpathTypeDirectoryOrCreate,
 						),
 					volume.NewBuilder().
@@ -183,6 +188,12 @@ func (pc *PoolConfig) GetPoolDeploySpec(cspi *apis.CStorPoolInstance) (*appsv1.D
 							getSparseDirPath(),
 							&hostpathTypeDirectoryOrCreate,
 						),
+					volume.NewBuilder().
+						WithName("storagepath").
+						WithHostPathAndType(
+							env.GetOpenebsBaseDirPath()+"/cstor-pool/"+pc.AlgorithmConfig.CSPC.Name,
+							&hostpathTypeDirectoryOrCreate,
+						),
 				),
 		).
 		Build()
diff --git a/cmd/cvc-operator/controller/cstorvolumedeployment.go b/cmd/cvc-operator/controller/cstorvolumedeployment.go
index 09c1e18324..773bf3f8c4 100644
--- a/cmd/cvc-operator/controller/cstorvolumedeployment.go
+++ b/cmd/cvc-operator/controller/cstorvolumedeployment.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	apis "github.com/openebs/maya/pkg/apis/openebs.io/v1alpha1"
+	env "github.com/openebs/maya/pkg/env/v1alpha1"
 	container "github.com/openebs/maya/pkg/kubernetes/container/v1alpha1"
 	deploy "github.com/openebs/maya/pkg/kubernetes/deployment/appsv1/v1alpha1"
 	pts "github.com/openebs/maya/pkg/kubernetes/podtemplatespec/v1alpha1"
@@ -45,10 +46,12 @@ var (
 	privileged = true
 
 	resyncInterval = "30"
+
 	// MountPropagationBidirectional means that the volume in a container will
 	// receive new mounts from the host or other containers, and its own mounts
 	// will be propagated from the container to the host or other containers.
-	mountPropagation = corev1.MountPropagationBidirectional
+	// mountPropagation = corev1.MountPropagationBidirectional
+
 	// hostpathType represents the hostpath type
 	hostpathType = corev1.HostPathDirectoryOrCreate
 
@@ -61,6 +64,10 @@ var (
 			Name:      "conf",
 			MountPath: "/usr/local/etc/istgt",
 		},
+		corev1.VolumeMount{
+			Name:      "storagepath",
+			MountPath: "/var/openebs/cstor-target",
+		},
 	}
 	// OpenEBSServiceAccount name of the openebs service accout with required
 	// permissions
@@ -193,14 +200,7 @@ func getMonitorMounts() []corev1.VolumeMount {
 }
 
 func getTargetMgmtMounts() []corev1.VolumeMount {
-	return append(
-		defaultMounts,
-		corev1.VolumeMount{
-			Name:             "tmp",
-			MountPath:        "/tmp",
-			MountPropagation: &mountPropagation,
-		},
-	)
+	return defaultMounts
 }
 
 // getDeployTemplateEnvs return the common env required for
@@ -267,17 +267,6 @@ func getVolumeMgmtImage() string {
 	return image
 }
 
-// getTargetDirPath returns cstor target volume directory for a
-// given volume, retrieves the value of the environment variable named
-// by the key.
-func getTargetDirPath(pvName string) string {
-	dir, present := os.LookupEnv("OPENEBS_IO_CSTOR_TARGET_DIR")
-	if !present {
-		dir = "/var/openebs"
-	}
-	return dir + "/shared-" + pvName + "-target"
-}
-
 func getContainerPort(port int32) []corev1.ContainerPort {
 	return []corev1.ContainerPort{
 		corev1.ContainerPort{
@@ -389,9 +378,9 @@ func getOrCreateCStorTargetDeployment(
 							WithName("conf").
 							WithEmptyDir(&corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}),
 						volume.NewBuilder().
-							WithName("tmp").
+							WithName("storagepath").
 							WithHostPathAndType(
-								getTargetDirPath(vol.Name),
+								env.GetOpenebsBaseDirPath()+"/cstor-target/"+vol.Name,
 								&hostpathType,
 							),
 					),
diff --git a/pkg/env/v1alpha1/env.go b/pkg/env/v1alpha1/env.go
index c1df59294d..e126756b27 100644
--- a/pkg/env/v1alpha1/env.go
+++ b/pkg/env/v1alpha1/env.go
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ const (
 	// This environment variable is set via kubernetes downward API
 	Namespace ENVKey = "NAMESPACE"
 
+	// OpenEBSBaseDir is the environment variable to get base directory of
+	// openebs
+	OpenEBSBaseDir ENVKey = "OPENEBS_IO_BASE_DIR"
+
 	// OpenEBSMayaPodName is the environment variable to get maya-apiserver pod
 	// name
 	//
@@ -252,3 +256,13 @@ func lookupEnv(envKey string) (value string, present bool) {
 	value = strings.TrimSpace(value)
 	return
 }
+
+// GetOpenebsBaseDirPath returns the base path to store openebs related files on
+// host machine
+func GetOpenebsBaseDirPath() string {
+	baseDir, isPresent := lookupEnv(string(OpenEBSBaseDir))
+	if !isPresent {
+		return "/var/openebs"
+	}
+	return baseDir
+}
diff --git a/pkg/install/v1alpha1/cstor_volume.go b/pkg/install/v1alpha1/cstor_volume.go
index 3b77ee3af6..ca94f31e6e 100644
--- a/pkg/install/v1alpha1/cstor_volume.go
+++ b/pkg/install/v1alpha1/cstor_volume.go
@@ -616,6 +616,8 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /var/run
             - name: conf
               mountPath: /usr/local/etc/istgt
+            - name: storagepath
+              mountPath: /var/openebs/cstor-target
           {{- end }}
           - name: cstor-volume-mgmt
             image: {{ .Config.VolumeControllerImage.value }}
@@ -667,7 +669,7 @@ spec:
             emptyDir: {}
           - name: storagepath
             hostPath:
-              path: {{ .Config.OpenebsBaseDir.value }}/cstor-target/{{ .Volume.owner }}-target
+              path: {{ .Config.OpenebsBaseDir.value }}/cstor-target/{{ .Volume.owner }}
               type: DirectoryOrCreate
           - name: tmp
             hostPath: