HYDERABAD: A worsening irrigation water shortage in Telangana has triggered confrontations between farmers, with villagers disputing canal supplies and, in one incident, welding shut a sluice gate to prevent water from reaching neighboring agricultural areas. The disputes come as irrigation coverage from major and medium reservoirs on the Krishna and Godavari rivers has fallen sharply during the current kharif season, indicating acute water crisis in Telangana, and leaving fa