India, March 7 -- Radhabinod Sharma, a 2012 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, has been posted as commissioner of Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation.

Sharma was earlier joint commissioner with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), and his transfer is in line with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis' decision to keep promotee IAS officers away from satellite towns of Mumbai. The chief minister had earlier posted Anmol Sagar in the Bhiwandi Nizampur Corporation and Manisha Awhale in Ulhasnagar.

While MMR is the home turf of deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, Fadnavis has been making inroads via key appointments. Soon, changes are also planned in MMRDA, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation...