“…Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir UT, is the largest city among all the Himalayan urban centers, situated on the river Jhelum ( Bhat et al, 2021 ). The city is located within the geographical coordinates of 33° 18´ to 34° 45´N & 74°56 to 75° 79´E with a mean elevation of 1585m ( Sheikh and Najar, 2018 ), as depicted in Fig.…”