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Method oj Use : At each end of the net is a vertical stick 
attached to the net by ropes tied to the upper and lower ends 
of the stick. Each stick is held hy a fisheinian, and the two 
men drag the net through the water towards the land and 
catch prawns. 
(2) As a fixed net (used similarly to net of same name at 
Lunawa). Prohibited at Panadure. 
28.— Kondaddi valai (Tamil). 
Locality : Kankesanturai and Batticaloa lake. 
Fish caught : Small fish, Netthalai (Batticaloa). 
Descrii^tion : (Not the same as the Jaffna net of that 
name.) 
This net is similar to the Kuttu valai used at Puttalam, 
except the dimensions are different. It is a traAvl net, having 
the mouth kept open by seven vertical sticks. 
Dimensions : Length of mouth, 2 fathoms ; height of 
opening, 2\ feet ; depth of bag, 4 J feet ; mesh, 1 inch. 
Method of Use : Exactly as with the Kuddu valai at Putta- 
lam. It is dragged through the water by small boys in 
shallow water and in this way small fish are caught . 
29. — Ranchu valai (Tamil). 
Locality : Kaj'ts and Mullaittivu lagoon. 
Fish caught : Prawns and smaU fish. 
Description : A drag net used in the shallow water. It is 
made and used on the same principle as the Kuttu valai of 
Puttalam and the Kondaddi valai of Kankesanturai. The 
mouth is kept oj)en by a dozen stakes. 
Dimensions : Length of mouth, 5 fathoms ; height of 
mouth, 2 feet ; depth of bag, 5 feet ; mesh, | inch. 
Method of Use : The net is dragged through the shallow 
water. 
30. — Pala dela (Sinhalese). 
Locality : River at Bentota. 
Description : A net used in conjunction with ropes carrying 
coconut leaves {rena). 
Dimensions : Length, 15 feet ; breadth, 12 feet : mesh 
1 inch. 
