Panel to Probe Rs 57-Crore Annual Cost on Bitumen Coat: Report

New Delhi: The government has formed a committee to examine the issue of additional spray of bitumen while building roads over certain allegations that at least Rs 57 crore is wasted annually. The committee would examine "whether applying tack coat over prime coat is fundamentally necessary or should the requirement of tack coat over the prime coat be dispensed with", as per the Road Transport and Highways Ministry. The eight-membe...