Lucknow: Over six decades of struggle of tribals and forest workers in UP yielded some result when the state government gave ownership rights on 3258.50 acre forest land to over 3100 tribals in Sonbhadra district under the Forest Rights Act 2006. The land was under cultivation by the tribals but now, with ownership titles, their claim is legal. Besides uplifting the status of tribals, the decision would also check Naxalism in the area. Officials claimed that UP is the first state in the country to distribute land ownership titles to tribals in such large number. It became possible due to coordination between the departments of revenue, panchayati raj, social welfare and chief minister