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New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to submit a report on a plea alleging, sound and air pollution by a wooden bed factory in R K Puram. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel asked the DPCC to provide the action taken report within a month. "Let the DPCC look into the matter, take appropriate action in accordance with law and furnish a factual and action taken report in the matter within one month by email. The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by city resident Vijender Singh seeking action against operation of unauthorised wooden bed factory in residential area of Mohammadpur village in RK Puram. Singh alleged that the factory was causing sound and air pollution by using paint thinner and other chemicals for polishing furniture, which is a threat to the environment..