Indemnity from proceedings

No claim shall lie against the Government for compensation or for the refund of betterment charges or acreage rates on account of loss occasioned by the failure or stoppage of water in a canal or by any cause beyond the control of the Government or by any repairs, alterations or additions made to the canal by the Divisional Canal Officer or by any measures taken by him for regulating the proper flow of water therein or for maintaining the established course of irrigation in cases where the Divisional Canal Officer considers such action to be necessary.