1. Executive Director, Water and Livelihoods Foundation (WLF), 12-13-451, St. No. 1, Tarnaka, Secunderabad, Telangana 500017, India; Research Scholar, Centre for Water Resources (CWR), Institute for Science and Technology (IST), JNTU, Hyderabad, Telangana 500085, India (corresponding author). ORCID: .
2. Professor, Centre for Water Resources (CWR), Institute for Science and Technology (IST), JNTU, Hyderabad, Telangana 500085, India.