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By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI, April 26 (Reuters) - Shares of Indian oil-to-metals conglomerate Vedanta Ltd rose nearly 4% on Monday after Tamil Nadu state authorised the company s shuttered copper smelter to produce oxygen for medical purposes to help the country tackle its deepening coronavirus crisis. The smelter has been closed for nearly three years due to concerns about pollution. It was decided in an all-party meeting that Vedanta be allowed to operate the oxygen plant for a temporary period of four months, the Tamil Nadu government said in a statement, adding that production of copper would not be permitted. Vedanta s shares, which have nearly tripled over the last year, rose by as much as 5.1% on Monday before paring gains to close 3.8% higher at 236.65 rupees, their best performance in more than two months. ....