Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals

1. Uzma Iftikhar, Annayat, W Pranab Kumar Mohapatra (2026), “Sediment Flushing through Bottom Tunnels in Reservoirs: Experimental Insights, Numerical Modelling, and Field Applications- A review” Physics of Fluids [Under peer review].

2. Shazan Shah, Annayat, W, R.R Mir, (2026). “Flood frequency modelling for Jhelum River: comparing distributions, methods, and outlier effects” Sustainable Water Resources Management [Under peer review].

3. Mubashir Hussain Malik, Annayat, W, R.R Mir, (2026).  “Streamflow Prediction in the Jhelum River Basin Using Ensemble Machine Learning Models and Long-Term Hydro-Meteorological Data”, Neural Computing and Application [Under peer review].

4. Annayat, W (2026) “Urban Meander Loop Dynamics and Future Projections – Insights from the Barak River, India”. Acta Geophysica [Accepted].

5. Safeena Hassan, Sandeep Samantaray, Annayat, W, Deba Prakash Satapathy (2026).  “Flood Vulnerability Assessment in Jhelum Basin Using Machine Learning and GIS Techniques,” Natural Hazards Review, [Accepted].

6. Bhat, W. A., Annayat, W., & Samantaray, S. (2025). “Assessing morphology of Jhelum River and prediction of centerline shifting using autoregressive integrated moving average model”. Physics of Fluids, 37(7).https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0266331

7. Annayat, W., Ashwini, K. & Sil, B.S. (2025).  “Relative prioritizing of sub-watersheds of Barak River built on morphometric parameters, LULC and SCS-CN model”. International Journal of Energy and Water Resources 9, 795–810. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42108-024-00291-2

8. Khan, M. F., Annayat, W., & Venkateswarlu, V. (2025). “Observations and prediction of riverbank erosion and accretion from Landsat imagery and ARIMA model”. Natural Hazards, 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-025-07206-2

9. Annayat, W. (2025). “Projection of IDF curves for the Barak River considering the effect of climate change”. International Journal of Energy and Water Resources, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42108-024-00333-9

10. Annayat, W., Raja, W., Barbhuiya, A. K., & Samantray, S. (2025). “Analysis of flow past a submerged vane using computational fluid dynamics”. International Journal of Energy and Water Resources, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42108-024-00292-1

11. Debnath, J., Sahariah, D., Saikia, A., Meraj, G., Nath, N., Lahon, D., Annayat, W., Kumar, P., Chand, K., Singh, S.K. and Kanga, S., (2023). “Shifting sands: assessing bankline shift using an automated approach in the Jia Bharali River, India”. Land, 12(3), p.703. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12030703

12. Sil, B. S., Ashwini, K., Annayat, W., Debnath, J., Farooq, M., & Meraj, G. (2022). “Observing spatiotemporal inconsistency of erosion and accretion in the Barak River using remote sensing and GIS techniques”. Conservation, 3(1), 14-31. https://doi.org/10.3390/conservation3010002

13. Annayat, W., Ashwini, K., & Sil, B. S. (2022). “Channel migration detection and landuse/landcover changes for Barak River in Northeast India”. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 98(7), 981-990. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-022-2104-0

14. Annayat, W., & Sil, B. S. (2020). “Changes in morphometric meander parameters and prediction of meander channel migration for the alluvial part of the Barak River”. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 96(3), 279-291. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-020-1548-3

15. Annayat, W., & Sil, B. S. (2020). “Assessing channel morphology and prediction of centerline channel migration of the Barak River using geospatial techniques”. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment,79(10), 5161-5183.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-020-01894-9

16. Wajahat, A., Sil, S. B., & Ajay, G. (2018). “Development of rainfall-runoff model using FFBPNN and LRNN for Silchar city—a case study”. Disaster Advances, 11, 19-23.

17. Wajahat, A., & Sundar, S. B. (2018). “Estimation and analysis of possible floods for the Silchar city-a case study”. Disaster Advances, 11(1).

Patents

1. A system and method for mitigation of flood damage, SA Patent [Patent No. 2023/03194].

2. A system and method for predicting floods, SA Patent [Patent No. 2023/02660].

3. Automated riverbank erosion detection device, IN Patent [Patent No. 417438-001].

4. A system to predict groundwater level and a method thereof, SA Patent [Patent No. 2023/02625].

5. Portable device for optimising crop patterns and water management in agriculture, IN Patent, [Patent No. 419797-001].    

6. Land Surface Temperature Tracker, IN Patent [Patent No. 430351-001].

Books

1.   Annayat, W., “River Basin Planning and Management: Application of Geospatial and Geostatistical Techniques” [Under peer review].

Book Chapters

1. Annayat, W., Gupta, A., Prakash, K. R., & Sil, B. S. (2020). “Application of artificial neural networks and multiple linear regression for rainfall–runoff modelling”. In Communication Software and Networks: Proceedings of INDIA 2019 (pp. 719-727). Singapore: Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5397-4_73

2. Annayat, W., & Sil, B. S. (2021). “Predicting Meander migration of the Barak River by empirical and time sequence methods”. In Water Security and Sustainability: Proceedings of Down To Earth 2019 (pp. 113-129). Singapore: Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9805-0_11

3. Annayat, W., Ashwini, K., Sil, B.S. (2022). “Monitoring Land Use and Land Cover Analysis of the Barak Basin Using Geospatial Techniques”. In: Bhunia, G.S., Chatterjee, U., Lalmalsawmzauva, K., Shit, P.K. (eds) Anthropogeomorphology. Geography of the Physical Environment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77572-8_22

4. Annayat, W., Khaja, M.A., Abioui, M. (2025). “Evaluation of Meandering Characteristics of the Jhelum River Using Geo-Spatial Techniques”. In: Pal, S.C., Chatterjee, U. (eds) Surface, Sub-Surface Hydrology and Management. Springer Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-62376-9_7

5. Kakati, M., Annayat, W., Gull, I. (2025). “Performance Evaluation of a Reservoir During Flooding”. In: Pal, S.C., Chatterjee, U. (eds) Surface, Sub-Surface Hydrology and Management. Springer Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-62376-9_17

Conferences

1. Annayat, W., & Sil, B. S. (2020). “Evaluation of meandering characteristics of the Barak River using RS and GIS”, Hydro 2019 - International conference

2. Annayat, W., & Sil, B. S (2017). “Impact of Climate Change on Hydrological Regime in Silchar City”, Hydro 2017 - International conference

3. Violina Basumatary, Sil, B., & Annayat, W. (2017) “Development of IDF curves considering Climate Change for the Barak River Basin”, Hydro 2017 International conference

4. Annayat, W., Sandeep Samantray & Zaher Mundher Yaseen (2024) “Geomorphological transformation and prediction of urban meander loop: A case study of Barak River, India” EGU25-17185, 2025.