The proliferation of rubbish burning in the Jimbaran area of Bali has\nbecome a major concern for residents, as it causes respiratory problems\nand lung diseases, particularly among children exposed to the smoke.<\/p>\n
One resident, Agatamba, who lives in the Pasraman Unud Jimbaran area,\nclaims that rubbish burning occurs almost daily at various points. This\nactivity often takes place in school environments during class hours or\nin residential areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s almost every day, in every block there\u2019s definitely rubbish\nburning. And the impact isn\u2019t just on me, but on the young children,\nbecause there are many small children here,\u201d said the man, known as Aga,\non Thursday (16\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
Aga revealed that this rubbish burning has been ongoing for about the\nlast year and has become more frequent recently. It has affected his\nfive-year-old child\u2019s health, who has suffered shortness of breath and\nwas diagnosed with pneumonia since the end of last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, the impact on me is that first my child had shortness of\nbreath, and finally got pneumonia from last year. Because of this\nrubbish,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
In December last year, his child was hospitalised at one of the\nhospitals in Jimbaran. In April 2026, he underwent a follow-up check-up\nat a hospital in Denpasar. According to Aga, one paediatric pulmonology\nspecialist mentioned that there were about 24 other children with\nsimilar complaints.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the 11th of this month, April. I just took my child for a\ncheck-up at Kasih Ibu Hospital, specifically to the paediatric\npulmonology specialist. And on average, the children who go there have\nthe same illness as my child because of rubbish burning. Even the doctor\ncomplained,\u201d said the 33-year-old man.<\/p>\n
Over the last two months, his child has had to use an inhaler every\nday to aid breathing. Meanwhile, he himself has also felt the effects of\nthe smoke, such as sore eyes and shortness of breath.<\/p>\n
Agatamba added that the intensity of rubbish burning has increased in\nrecent times. This situation is linked to rubbish not being collected\nregularly, following the closure of the Suwung landfill.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause the rubbish isn\u2019t picked up. The other day it wasn\u2019t\ncollected for two weeks, but we still have to pay the fees, Sis. Every\nmonth the rubbish payment,\u201d complained the tourism driver.<\/p>\n
He added that residents have actually tried to sort their rubbish.\nHowever, limited disposal sites have left managers confused about where\nto channel the waste.<\/p>\n
Agatamba claimed to have reported this problem multiple times to the\nrelevant parties, from the head of his housing complex to repeatedly\ntrying the Badung public\u2019s aspiration service \u201cContact the Regent\u201d, but\nhas not received any response.<\/p>\n
He also once shared a video complaint about rubbish burning around\nthe Unud Dental and Oral Hospital area in Jimbaran, on Wednesday night\n(15\/4\/2026). The post garnered attention from netizens. However, when\ncontacted, the Jimbaran Traditional Village Head had not yet provided a\nresponse or confirmation.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/heartbreaking-jimbaran-residents-suffer-as-children-contract-pneumonia-due-to-widespread-rubbish-smoke-1776408659", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }