1. Research Scholar, Dept. of Water Resources and Ocean Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Mangaluru, Karnataka 575025, India; Lecturer and Researcher, Dept. of Natural Resource Management, Wachemo Univ., P.O. Box 667, Hossana, Ethiopia (corresponding author). ORCID: .
2. Assistant Professor, Faculty of Water Resources Engineering, Dept. of Water Resources and Ocean Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Mangaluru, Karnataka 575025, India.