'Gadgil Committee Report' and 'Kasturirangan Committee Report', sometimes seen in the news, are related to

1. The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP), commonly referred to as the 'Gadgil Committee Report' (after its chairman Madhav Gadgil), submitted its report in 2011. It recommended classifying large parts of the Western Ghats region into Ecologically Sensitive Zones (ESZs) with strict regulations on development activities to ensure environmental protection. 2. Subsequently, the High-Level Working Group (HLWG), chaired by K. Kasturirangan, reviewed the Gadgil report and submitted its own findings, known as the 'Kasturirangan Committee Report', in 2013. This report also focused on the conservation of the Western Ghats but proposed classifying a smaller, specifically identified area as Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA). 3. Both reports are fundamentally concerned with the ecological conservation and protection of the Western Ghats. 4. Option (D) correctly identifies this relationship. 5. Options (A), (B), and (C) pertain to unrelated subjects: constitutional reforms, the Ganga Action Plan, and the linking of rivers.