Discuss the implications of historic judgement delivered in Kanpur Tanneries Case.

The M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, also known as the Kanpur Tanneries or Ganga Pollution case, is among the most significant water pollution case. In the case following the alarming details given by M.C. Mehta about the extent of pollution in the river Ganga caused by the inflow of sewage from Kanpur alone, the Court came down heavily on the Nagar Mahapalika (Municipality). It emphasised that it is the Nagar Mahapalika of Kanpur that has to bear the major responsibility for the pollution of the river near Kanpur city. The Supreme Court ordered the tanneries to clean their waste water within six months or shut down entirely. This was followed by a January 1988 judgment that required Kanpur's local municipality to take several immediate measures to control water pollution: relocation of 80,000 cattle housed in dairies or safe removal of animal waste from these locations; cleaning of the city's sewers; building of larger sewer systems; construction of public latrines; and an immediate ban on the disposal of corpses into the river. The court order also required all schools to devote one hour each week to environmental education and awareness.