Drones have the potential of being used for deliveries, especially deliveries of products of e-commerce and quick commerce sites. By 2027, may be one third of the deliveries of all q-commerce retailers in major cities could be done through drones.

There could be sky pods in residential complexes. The drone carries the parcels of up to 10 kg there, and on landing a delivery executive stationed there collects the package and distributes the parcels to customer’s home. This makes the last mile logistics faster, sustainable, efficient and cost effective. It reduces carbon emissions substantially.

The civil aviation ministry is expected to formulate suitable policy to facilitate the drone deliveries.

Operating costs for a drone delivery service are 40-70 per cent lower than a vehicle delivery. Companies can tie up with startups in this area.