Watch out - there might be a drone coming to your door this evening.

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Drone takeaways set to be one the norm.

Flying pizzas may soon be available in India, after an outlet there said it had successfully delivered by drone.

Inspired by the news that online retail giant Amazon was planning to use unmanned drones to deliver goods, staff at Francesco's Pizzeria in south Mumbai decided to try one out as a means to beat the city's notorious traffic.

"We successfully carried out a test delivery by sending a pizza to a customer located 1.5 kilometres away from our outlet on May 11," Francesco's Pizzeria Chief Executive Mikhel Rajani told the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency.

"What we have done now will be common place in the next four to five years," he said, adding that the customised four-rotor drones each cost around €1,500.

The drone carried the pizza box over shops, cricketers and the coastline of the financial capital before landing on a high-rise rooftop.

Rajani believes the test will lead the way to a cheaper and quicker service than their usual two-wheelers can provide by road.

He said there were some glitches, however, such as batteries running out after 8km and drones being banned from flying over security establishments.

Mumbai police said they would be seeking an explanation from the pizza firm as to why they were not informed about the test run.

"As per norms, permission must be taken for flying any such object," said Additional Police Commissioner Madhukar Pandey.

"We are very sensitive towards anything that flies in the sky with the help of remote control," he explained.

It is thought to be the first time a drone has found such a use in India, although the UK arm of Domino's Pizza posted a YouTube video last year showing the "Domino's DomiCopter" apparently doing a test delivery.