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Abstract The problems in the Char Areas are unique in nature, due to constant threat from flood and erosion during the rainy season. According to the Assam Government records the char chapari covers 3,608 sq. km of the Brahmaputra basin which is about 4.6 % of the geographical area of Assam. It spreads across 23 sub division of 14 districts from Sadiya in the East to Dhubri in the west. Most of the char dwellers are East Bengal rooted and were brought to Assam during the British era for cultivate the wetland. Actually they are anthropologically Dravidian. No mega developmental schemes can be taken in these areas. The land mass is segregated and cut off from each other, making it very difficult for taking any major scheme for road communication, irrigation, Power supply or setting of educational institutions. There is no long run plans for Flood control and scientific permanent protection of the river Brahmaputra from devastating erosion . About 80% of the Char population lives below poverty line. The basic objective of the Char development programmed is to augment development by adopting some special schemes to be implemented directly by the Char Areas Development, Assam during the Twelve Plan. The aim of the present study is to detect the major problems faced by char dwellers of Mahajanpara village of Jamadarhat development Block under Dhubri district of Assam and try to find the way to solve this problem in the long run.