[Mr. Muhammad Tawassuli (the mayor of Tehran at the time) accompanied by his assistants called on Imam Khomeini in Qum. In this meeting, he informed the Imam of the existing problems of Tehran whereupon the Imam, stressing on the need to maintain the revolutionary spirit and the observance of order in the affairs of the Municipality, stated:]
You must deal decisively with those people who have encroached upon the lands in Tehran and the confines of the avenues. Building houses for the deprived should begin from the villages, not only to prevent the haphazard migration of the peasants to the cities, but also to attract those, who had migrated previously, to the animal husbandry and agricultural poles considering the facilities that are to be provided.