As a long- term plan, the Subarnarekha Suraksha Sena will be involved in development advocacy for the villages affected by the river in the future. Long term intervention includes thee broad area--.

	Conducting a study which will help in developing a master plan for flood control in the region.
	The other one is taking up development activities by closely working with government and reconstruction of damaged embankments and village roads by using the benefits under NREGA.
	Advocacy on various developmental issues.
Future Plan for Advocacy
Research
	Undertaking an independent environmental impact assessment of the major structural developmental projects in Orissa, including the Golden Quadrangle Project, using GIS data to show before-and-after situations.
	Undertaking a project to develop low-cost housing in collaboration with the departments of civil engineering, IIT (Mumbai/Roorkee) to supplement the efforts of the government under the Indira Awas Yojna.
Capacity building
	Capacity building of community based organizations/ grassroot volunteers in post flood rehabilitation and reconstruction and disaster response.
	Working with the Special Relief Commisioner’s Office in evaluating the World Bank project on disaster management that focuses on 3 areas: building saline embankments along the cyclone-prone coastline, building cyclone shelters, bamboo and mangrove plantation.
Networking
	Supporting grassroots organizations in invoking the Right to Information to demand information on utilization of welfare funds allotted, implementation of the relief operations
	Establishing linkages at district, state and national levels to bring together flood response. The organizations that can be brought together are: Government of India’s disaster management portals and forums, such as NIDM and NDMA from Delhi, the Orissa State Disaster Management Authority, civil society organizations and NGOs such as UNDP and CYSD.
	Consultation on flood management: ‘Living with floods’ in which experts from other regions (national and international) can come and share their with the Orissa authorities. Specific structural and non-structural models of flood preparedness such as groins, pynes, seed and grain banks, cooperatives, etc. may be presented. The Special Relief Commissioner has expressed interest in holding such a consultation.
	Forming a group to work on low-cost flood-proof rural house unit, in collaboration with either the department of civil engineering, IIT Roorkee/Mumbai/Delhi and Indé Design (Mohan Rao), who have worked on this in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands before.
	National/Regional-level dialogue on river basin and catchment area management to prevent flooding over the longer term.