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The environmental problems of the upper and lower basins of Jiadhal river are different but interrelated. Integrated watershed management trigger to mitigate natural hazards including land degradation, soil erosion, floods, sediment transport, siltation and sedimentation. It includes the integration of many scattered programs of soil conservation, afforestation, minor irrigation, crop production, tree plantation, fodder development and other development activities into a well prepared watershed project. These are mainly based on climate, land, water and plant resources on the one hand and man and animal resources on the other. Therefore, it offers hope for bringing about sustainable development and management of natural resources. The study area selected for the study is a part of lower basin of Jiadhal river which is a phenomenal river system with lots of sediment carrying capacity and intensive flood frequencies making it havoc for the inhabitants of the areas it drained. The phenomenon of siltation by sediments brought down by the river system from the upper basin is the real cause of the situation of the degradation of the agricultural land, land use pattern as well as the socio- economy of the population dwells in the lower Jiadhal Basin. Thus, the paper includes the study of environmental geomorphology and highlight the serious land degradation and to propose planning strategy for Integrated Watershed Management of the Lower Jiadhal River Basin of Assam, north east India.