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The visit is considered significant both in the context of the forthcoming elections in the state and the situation on the borders with Pakistan.
Before going to the valley on Wednesday for a two-day visit, Vajpayee is likely to visit Jammu, which witnessed a ghastly carnage on May 14 that left 35 people, including army personnel and their family members, killed, the sources said.
The prime minister is likely to announce a package for the state, which has been reeling under militancy for over a decade now.
Vajpayee's sojourn in the mountain resort of Manali in Himachal Pradesh is also being rescheduled in view of current security situation, they said.
The prime minister -- who was scheduled to arrive in Manali for a weeklong holiday on May 20 -- may go there on May 24, they added.
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