The widening of Sardar Patel Ring Road, scheduled to be completed by December 2027, developing the new municipal corporations such as Morbi, Surendranagar, Karamsad-Anand and Nadiad along with Lothal, Somnath and Statue of Unity Development Plan were undertaken by AUDA during Desai's term. THE STATE government on Thursday accepted the voluntary retirement request of IAS officer D P Desai, seven months before his superannuation. Currently posted as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) and Gandhinagar Urban Development Authority (GUDA) Desai tendered a notice for early retirement on March 9, seeking retirement from April 30. Sources revealed that the 2008 Gujarat cadre officer made a verbal request for early retirement last year as he wanted to shift to the United States, where his daughters are based.…