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Gambia, Operation Clean The Nation, is locally known as Set Settal it is a program aimed at bettering
the trash problem. It is enacted on certain Saturdays, when most
businesses and all schools will close across the nation to foster
cleaning of trash around compounds and public areas. Transportation is
entirely halted in the morning (private cars as well as public taxis),
enforced by the military. It is hard to say how often this event will
occur, or if it will even continue (at the time of writing, only one
has been declared and carried out). The program seemed to work well;
the day after the first cleaning exhibited clean streets and compounds
with no trash to be seen except in smouldering ditches. However,
restraints on transportation are difficult on many businesses, such as
SNF Brussels that offers Saturday flights and the UTG, which offers
Saturday classes.
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It is usually held on the last Saturday of each month and starts
from 9am to 1pm. During this time private cars are not allowed
to drive on the roads in order to keep the roads clear for
communal rubbish clearing and collection as well as for the dump
trucks. You can go to the police and get special permission to
drive that day if you can show good reason. Diplomatic,
government and NGO vehicles are not subject to this restriction.
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