GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS IAHE Campus. ca! ASS, Sector Noidn-201301 016 F, No, RWINH. 33084/35/201S/S&R (R) Dated: the 15° March, To, 1. All Enginers-in-Chiet and Chief Enginoers of Public Works Department of States! Us dealing with National Highways, other centrally sponsored schemes “The Director General (Border Roads), Seema Sadak Bhawan, Ring Road, New Delhi= hoot! 3. The Chairman, National Highways Authority of India, G-S & 6, Sestor-10, Dwar, [New Deli-1 10.075 4, The Managing Director, NHIDCL., PTI Building, New Dethi-110001 Subject: ‘The issue of applying tack coat over prime coat - Reminder Please refer to the Ministry's circular of even no. dated 23-02-2015 on the subject mentioned above. As stated in the czeular, Ministry has recived a reference fom Prof Prithvi Singh Kandhal regarding deletion of Tack Coat over the Prime Coat mentioning that itis Fundamentally unnecessary and eases shoce wastage of public money. Hence, the Ministry is deliberating over the issue to come out with amended guidelinescircular in the matter atthe carlest. In this regand, the Ministry had requested feedback/commentinputs of the Jimplementing agencies for taking « decision atthe earliest. However, no response am the ‘implementing agencies has been received yet, 2. Now it is aan equested that relevant feedbeh/inprs in the mater may be submited tothe Mins on thea adds asain he eae ° ork (Armiydnshuy Asst, Executive Engineer (5, R&T) (Roads) For Director General (Road Development) & SS Copy 1 the flowing for proving the Feedback at he eis: 1. CEPI CEP-2V CEP-Sy CELP-AY CELP-SY CE(P-6Y CEKF-7)/ CEINERY CE(NHDP-VY CE(LWE) 2. Al ROs and ELOS ofthe Ministry 3. Technical circular ile of SAR (R) Section 44. NIC-for uploading on Ministry's website under “What's new”