President A P J Abdul Kalam [ Images ] will visit the earthquake-hit areas of Uri and Thangdhar areas in Jammu and Kashmir [ Images ] on November 26.

The President was scheduled to visit the state on November 10, but it was cancelled due to former President K R Narayanan's demise.

"The programme of the President stands unchanged," a Rashtrapti Bhavan official told rediff.com on Thursday morning.

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On the morning of November 26, the President will fly in a special aircraft to Srinagar [ Images ], where Governor Lt Gen (retd) S K Sinha, Chief Minister Gulam Nabi Azad and Chief of Army Forces General J J Singh will receive him.

The state government will brief the President about the relief and rehabilitation work.

The President will then fly to Thangdhar in a chopper flanked by Air Force helicopters. He will meet the earthquake victims from Teetwal-- last village on the Indian side of the border.

He will then return to Srinagar and visit Uri and other areas on November 27 before flying back to Delhi [ Images ].

Governor Sinha will host a dinner in honour of the President who will stay at the Raj Bhavan.