Supporting agencies: I would like to thank two anonymous reviewers and the editor of this journal for pointing out the necessary changes to be made, which has significantly improved the quality of this manuscript. I wish to pay my gratitude to B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology for providing financial support during this research work. I am thankful to Irrigation and Flood Control Department (Srinagar) and India Meteorological Department (Srinagar) NASA SRTM for providing the data.