Read the following statements regarding Madhav Gadgil Commute Report on Western Gnat. (i) The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) designates the Western Ghat as an Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA). (ii) report recommended that permission need to be sought for dam construction in Ecological Sensitive Zone 1. (iii) The constitution of a Western Gnats Ecology Authority (WGEA) was recommended as a statutory authority under the Ministry of Environment and Forests. Choose the correct option.

• A. (ii) and (iii)                    
• B. (i) and (iii)
• C. (i) and (iii)                     
• D. (i), (ii) and (iii)