IRNA – The representatives of Tehran in Majlis have sent a letter to President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday calling on him to pay special attention to the issue of air pollution in the capital.

35 Tehran representatives in Majlis out of total 290 lawmakers in the parliament have called on the President to order the related organizations to find due solution to the air pollution question and make serious decisions about it.

Iran's capital has been facing high risk air pollution thees days. Primary schools and kindergartens in Tehran and the suburban cities of Damavand, Firouzkuh and Pardis were declared shutdown on November 13-14.