However, efforts were well under way in 1990 to address the first problem, with the construction of an airport and a new industrial park.
The Indian government has approved a project for the construction of an international airport.
A huge program of airport construction and road making, therefore, was undertaken.
But in 2005, there has been renewed discussion about airport construction.
Japan has blocked major American participation in the construction of an airport.
Now, they can veto airport construction by refusing to provide their own funds.
As a result, studies were initiated for the construction of a new airport in Ponce.
No air show was held in 2008 due to various on-going airport construction projects.
Politicians have lobbied since 1992 for the construction of an airport to lift the town's economy.
In 1940, the United States government authorized construction of a military airport on the site.
