The Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) on Tuesday gave its nod for development works worth Rs 37,702.15 crore in the capital city of Amaravati. The CRDA meeting chaired by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu cleared 59 tenders for taking up various works. The works will be taken up immediately after the approval of the Cabinet that is going to meet here on March 17, said the Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) Ponguru Narayana. He said that next month over 20,000 workers will take part in the development works. He added that tenders have already been called for 73 different works worth £ 48,012 crore as the Cabinet has already given its approval. The Minister said of these 59 works, the cost of 22 works in the CRDA limits alone is Rs 22,607.11 crore while the 37 other works are worth £ 15,095.04 crore, he added. He also said that lands were allotted to various organisations between 2014 and 2019 and theCRDA meeting on Tuesday cleared the land allocation for 31 various organisations.